An exploratory qualitative study to investigate how patients evaluate complementary and conventional medicine

Lewith, George; Chan, Joy

doi:10.1054/ctim.2002.0524

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“…While TCM was used, adherence to HAART was not adversely affected, as has been reported in earlier studies (Fong et al, 2003). This confirms the findings of other studies, that the choice of treatment was largely based on the type of illness which they are suffering from (Hon et al, 2004;Lau & Yu, 2000;Lewith & Chan, 2002). We postulate that our patients, while using another form of medication (TCM), exhibited an augmented initiative to care for themselves or a greater desire to be in control of their own healthcare decision-making (Hsiao et al, 2003).…”

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Popular Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in HIV Patients in the HAART era

Lee

Chu

et al. 2007

AIDS Behav

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Seventy-six Chinese male HIV patients were interviewed on their use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). All except one had undetectable viral load, 28 had already progressed to AIDS. Forty-five (59.2%) had used TCM--11 infrequently and 33 commonly. No specific TCM recipe was preferentially used, while a variety of herbal tea and other over-the-counter health products of TCM in origin were reported. A minority (28.9%) have consulted a TCM practitioner in the preceding 6 months. Most patients admitted using TCM for the treatment of minor ailments (60.0%) and general health maintenance (57.8%), while western medicine was chosen for the therapy of major medical illnesses. TCM did not seem to have significant influence on the conventional HAART in this cohort. Many used TCM at a time interval from HAART in order not to affect the latter's effectiveness.

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Popular Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in HIV Patients in the HAART era

Lee

Chu

et al. 2007

AIDS Behav

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“…The small proportion provided in the public sector is essentially self-financed with a fee comparable to the market price [12]. Thus, we have chosen to contrast ratings from private WM patients with TCM patients from both sectors, assuming that our respondents had evaluated WM and TCM using very similar criteria and standards [13]. We observed no significant differences between WM and TCM users' assessments of their consultation except in listening skills and expression of respect.…”

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Perceived quality of communication amongst outpatients in western and traditional Chinese medicine clinics in a Chinese population

Chung¹,

Lau²,

Wong³

et al. 2009

Health Policy

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“…[9,15,16] A couple of studies [2,17] have looked into in-patients' use of CAM. This study was therefore intended to investigate the prevalence and perceived outcomes of CAM utilization in hospitalized patients and to find out determinants for CAM use and perceived outcomes.…”

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Prevalence and perceived outcomes of complementary and alternative medicine use in hospitalized British patients

Winit‐Watjana¹,

Bello²,

Baqir³

et al. 2012

Arch Pharma Pract

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Objectives:This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and perceived outcomes of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in secondary care patients and to find out determinants for CAM utilization and perceived effectiveness and side-effects. Materials and Methods: Patients who met the eligibility criteria in this cross-sectional study were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Patients' medications and relevant details were verified from the medical notes. A logistic regression analysis was performed and the significance level set at α = 0.05. Results: A total of 240 in-patients were interviewed. The prevalence of CAM use during admission, within 1 month, within 1 year, and at some point in life was 90.4%, 68.8%, 37.9%, and 8.3%, respectively. Diverse reasons for CAM use or non-use were cited. Nearly two-thirds of patients (63.1%) perceived CAM effectiveness and approximately half (57.6%) were aware of its side-effects. The determinants for CAM use at some point in life and perceived effectiveness could be predicted approximately 20% by two models: Logit P use = 3.404 − 1.044 × Educ + 1.314 × Ward − 1.539 × Consider and Logit P eff = 3.244-0.995 × Gender-0.025 × Age − 1.503 × Consider. Conclusion: Patients decided to use CAM for various reasons and perceived different outcomes. The specific CAM use and its outcomes warrant further studies.

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An exploratory qualitative study to investigate how patients evaluate complementary and conventional medicine

Cited by 23 publications

References 8 publications

Popular Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in HIV Patients in the HAART era

Popular Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in HIV Patients in the HAART era

Perceived quality of communication amongst outpatients in western and traditional Chinese medicine clinics in a Chinese population

Prevalence and perceived outcomes of complementary and alternative medicine use in hospitalized British patients

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