Attitudes towards complementary alternative medicine among Malaysian adults

Jasamai, Malina; Islahudin, Farida; Samsuddin, Nur Farhah

doi:10.7324/japs.2017.70627

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“…This finding also validates the importance of attitude as one of the determinants of intention in TPB in which a person is favourable towards and willing to pay for TCAM. This confirms previous findings by Jasamai et al (2017), Chan and Tsang (2018); and Kristoffersen et al (2018) where respondents taking TCAM were found to have more positive attitudes towards TCAM than those not taking TCAM. A study among adults from 32 countries by Peltzer and Pengpid (2016) also found that users were highly satisfied with the use of TCAM.…”

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“…An article by Ching et al (2013) found that consumers pursued TCAM because they believe it can help them to achieve better control in diabetes and because it is a better value for the money. Jasamai et al ’s (2017) findings confirmed that the high prevalence of TCAM usage by Malaysian adults was significantly associated with a positive attitude towards complementary and alternative medicine.…”

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“…Understanding the psychological factors that influence the willingness to pay for TCAM among Malaysian consumers is important for health-care policymakers and practitioners in delivering quality services and promoting the usage of TCAM to increase the acceptance and willingness among Malaysians to pay for such services. Although there are several studies in the pharmaceutical context that relate to TCAM in general, the majority of them do not discuss the underlying theory and the theoretical implications from TCAM (Abuduli et al , 2016; Aizuddin and Al Junid, 2018; Jasamai et al , 2017; Puteh et al , 2017; Rezai et al , 2013; Seyyedrassoli et al , 2017; Tran et al , 2016). This gap highlights a need for more research, especially in view of the importance of TCAM in the pharmaceutical context in Malaysia.…”

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“…Past studies by Ching et al (2013), Khan and Jacob (2017); and Mitha et al (2013) have attempted to explain the reasoning for using complementary and alternative medicine among Malaysians. Other researchers such as Jasamai et al (2017) and Tran et al (2016) on the other hand, focused on the preferences and attitudes of consumers. A careful study on research involving traditional medicine reveals that while there are studies involving TCAM, the willingness to pay factor has not been thoroughly investigated (Ching et al , 2013; Khan and Jacob, 2017; Kristoffersen et al , 2018; Mitha et al , 2013; Jasamai et al , 2017).…”

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“…Other researchers such as Jasamai et al (2017) and Tran et al (2016) on the other hand, focused on the preferences and attitudes of consumers. A careful study on research involving traditional medicine reveals that while there are studies involving TCAM, the willingness to pay factor has not been thoroughly investigated (Ching et al , 2013; Khan and Jacob, 2017; Kristoffersen et al , 2018; Mitha et al , 2013; Jasamai et al , 2017). Moreover, in the consumer behaviour context, although many studies discussed consumer buying behaviour such as the intention to buy over the counter medicines (Habash and Al-Dmour, 2020), the unique characteristics of medicine, especially in the pharmaceutical markets, should also be addressed by researchers (Ayub and Mustafa, 2017; Kohli and Buller, 2013).…”

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Willingness to pay for traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) among Malaysian adults

Koh

Goh

2021

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Purpose Health plays a crucial role in the daily lives and supporting health is the important role of medicine. With the availability of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM), the demands and willingness to pay among users are increasing. Hence, this study aims to determine the psychological factors influencing the willingness to pay for TCAM among Malaysian adults. Design/methodology/approach In total, 300 completed self-administered questionnaires were collected from Malaysian adults using a purposive sampling method through intercepts at public health-care facilities. A structural equation modelling approach using partial least square was used to test the hypotheses. Findings The findings show that attitude, subjective norms, perceived price and knowledge have a significant impact on willingness to pay for TCAM. Surprisingly, there was no relationship found between perceived behavioural control and health consciousness on willingness to pay for TCAM. Originality/value The findings of this study are expected to provide better insights into TCAM use among Malaysian adults. The results are also important to encourage health-care institutions and practitioners to educate the general public on the safety of TCAM to ensure more health benefits to the users.

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2021

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Design and Implementation of an Analytical Software for Trado-Medical Patients’ Data 1Osaremwinda Omorogiuwa, 2Ifechukwude Anthony Yogo & 3Okechuku Emmanuel Okonta

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Ifechukwude²,

Okechuku³

2023

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In Africa, the adoption and use of ICT in the modern healthcare sectors has greatly transformed the process of health care delivery to patients. However, most Africans also consult health care services from Trado Medical Health sectors which predominantly still use the manual data processing method in dealing with their patients transactions. As such, information processing, retrieval and further data analysis is always difficult to carry out by the Trado-medical personnel’s due to the ills associated with this manual method. This paper aimed at proffering an alternative approach by designing a framework with some level of knowledge management that can be implemented through system modeling and implementation. To this end, a simplified computerized analytical system to ease data processing and analysis as an alternative solution to the use of the manual approach was developed using UML Design tools and Visual Studio .Net framework. The developed software solution can carry out simplified data analysis on patient’s data resulting in more effective diagnosis and report generations by the trado medical health care givers. Keywords: Trado Medical, system design, analytical software, SDGs,

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Adherence to Medication Therapy Among Stroke Patients: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review

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Purpose: To identify the use patterns of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and its impact on medication adherence among patients with stroke.Method: A systematic search through Science Direct, Google Scholar, and PubMed was performed to identify potential studies up to June 2021.The primary outcome was CAM use, and the secondary outcome was medication adherence among patients with stroke. Articles included in the review met the following criteria: 1) patients with stroke ≥18 years old on prescribed medications, and 2) medication adherence reported status. Meta-analyses were conducted to estimate the pooled prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine and adherence in stroke patients using a random-effects model.Results: A total of 1,330 studies were screened, of which 22 were included in the final analysis. The type of studies included were cross-sectional surveys, cohort studies, retrospective studies and prospective survey. The pooled prevalence of CAM usage was at 38% (29–48% CI) and medication non-adherence among stroke patients was at 29% (20–48% CI). The most common reason for inadequate stroke therapy and higher dependence on CAM was the patients’ lack of knowledge and the regimen complexity of the medication. Other factors for medication non-adherence were forgetfulness, side effects, cost, and lack of doctor-patient communication.Conclusion: A low prevalence of CAM usage and non-adherence to medications was observed among patients with stroke. Studies investigating the association between CAM usage and medication adherence among patients with stroke are scarce and future researches are needed to explore the influence of CAM use on stroke medication adherence.

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Attitudes towards complementary alternative medicine among Malaysian adults

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Willingness to pay for traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) among Malaysian adults

Willingness to pay for traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) among Malaysian adults

Design and Implementation of an Analytical Software for Trado-Medical Patients’ Data 1Osaremwinda Omorogiuwa, 2Ifechukwude Anthony Yogo & 3Okechuku Emmanuel Okonta

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Adherence to Medication Therapy Among Stroke Patients: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review

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