Complementary and alternative medicine use amongst Malaysian orthopaedic oncology patients

Dhanoa, Amreeta; Yong, Tze Lek; Yeap, Stephanie Jin Leng; Lee, Isaac Shi Zhung; Singh, Vivek Ajit

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“…Median rates of disclosure differed significantly between LIC/LMIC, UMIC, and HIC, with rates of 21% (± 7%), 32% (± 22%), and 45% (±15%), respectively ( P = .03). Reasons for nondisclosure were reported by eight studies, 45 , 48 , 60 - 65 including four HIC, 45 , 60 , 64 , 65 two UMIC, 61 , 62 and two LIC. 48 , 63 Examples of reasons for nondisclosure included belief that T&CM was nontoxic, 64 fear of the physician’s reaction, 48 , 61 - 63 , 65 belief that the medical staff lacked knowledge of T&CM, 45 , 60 and the physician did not ask.…”

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Global Use of Traditional and Complementary Medicine in Childhood Cancer: A Systematic Review

Diorio

Lam

Ladas

et al. 2017

JGO

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PurposeTraditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) strategies are commonly used in pediatric oncology. Patterns may vary based on country income. We systematically reviewed published studies describing T&CM use among pediatric oncology patients in low-income countries (LIC/LMIC), middle-income countries (UMIC), and high-income countries (HIC). Objectives included describing estimated prevalence of use, reasons for use, perceived effectiveness, modalities used, rates of disclosure, and reporting of delayed or abandoned treatment.MethodsMEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and ProceedingsFirst were searched. Inclusion criteria were primary studies involving children younger than the age of 18 years, undergoing active treatment of cancer, and any T&CM use. Exclusion criteria included no pediatric oncology–specific outcomes and studies involving only children off active treatment. Data were extracted by two reviewers using a systematic data extraction form determined a priori.ResultsSixty-five studies published between 1977 and 2015 were included, representing 61 unique data sets and 7,219 children from 34 countries. The prevalence of T&CM use ranged from 6% to 100%. Median rates of use were significantly different in LIC/LMIC (66.7% ± 19%), UMIC (60% ± 26%), and HIC (47.2% ± 20%; P = .02). Rates of disclosure differed significantly by country income, with higher median rates in HIC. Seven studies reported on treatment abandonment or delays.ConclusionThe use of T&CM in pediatric oncology is common worldwide, with higher median prevalence of use reported in LIC/LMIC. Further research is warranted to examine the impact on treatment abandonment and delay.

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“… 48 , 63 Examples of reasons for nondisclosure included belief that T&CM was nontoxic, 64 fear of the physician’s reaction, 48 , 61 - 63 , 65 belief that the medical staff lacked knowledge of T&CM, 45 , 60 and the physician did not ask. 45 , 61 …”

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Global Use of Traditional and Complementary Medicine in Childhood Cancer: A Systematic Review

Diorio

Lam

Ladas

et al. 2017

JGO

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“…A recent systematic review of surveys in the UK indicated, 51.8 % of the population applied alternative remedies at least once during their lifetime [4]. Among cancer patients the use of CAM grew from 25 % in the 1970s to 49 % in the 2000s [5], and this rate can reach 61 % among orthopaedic cancer patients [6]. In Canada, 27 % of patients waiting for general surgery applied CAM [7], while in the USA the application ratio was 40–67 % [8, 9].…”

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Complementary and alternative medicine: attitudes, knowledge and use among surgeons and anaesthesiologists in Hungary

Soós

Jeszenői

Darvas

et al. 2016

BMC Complement Altern Med

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BackgroundDespite their worldwide popularity the question of using non-conventional treatments is a source of controversy among medical professionals. Although these methods may have potential benefits it presents a problem when patients use non-conventional treatments in the perioperative period without informing their attending physician about it and this may cause adverse events and complications. To prevent this, physicians need to have a profound knowledge about non-conventional treatments.MethodsAn anonymous questionnaire was distributed among surgeons and anaesthesiologists working in Hungarian university clinics and in selected city or county hospitals. Questionnaires were distributed by post, online or in person. Altogether 258 questionnaires were received from 22 clinical and hospital departments.ResultsAnaesthesiologists and surgeons use reflexology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, herbal medicine and manual therapy most frequently in their clinical practice. Traditional Chinese Medicine was considered to be the most scientifically sound method, while homeopathy was perceived as the least well-grounded method. Neural therapy was the least well-known method among our subjects.Among the subjects of our survey only 3.1 % of perioperative care physicians had some qualifications in non-conventional medicine, 12.4 % considered themselves to be well-informed in this topic and 48.4 % would like to study some complementary method. Women were significantly more interested in alternative treatments than men, p = 0.001427; OR: 2.2765. Anaesthesiologists would be significantly more willing to learn non-conventional methods than surgeons. 86.4 % of the participants thought that non-conventional treatments should be evaluated from the point of view of evidence. Both surgeons and anaesthesiologists accept the application of integrative medicine and they also approve of the idea of teaching these methods at universities.ConclusionsAccording to perioperative care physicians, non-conventional methods should be evaluated based on evidence. They also expressed a willingness to learn about those treatments that meet the criteria of evidence and apply these in their clinical practice.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1426-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Previous studies indicated that CAM use increases with serious clinical and health conditions (Reid, Steel et al 2016, Ni, Simile andHardy 2002) and it is exceptionally high among patients with life threatening illnesses such as cancer (Sparber and Wootton 2001) or HIV (Wootton and Sparber 2001). A lot of studies focused on patients with cancer (John, Hershman et al 2016, Dhanoa, Yong et al 2014, Horneber, Bueschel et al 2012, Molassiotis, Fernandez-Ortega et al 2005a, surgery patients (Schieman, Rudmik et al 2009, Norred 2002, Crowe, Fitzpatrick and Jamaluddin 2002, Wang, Peloquin and Kain 2002, Norred, Zamudio and Palmer 2000, cardiac patients (Mandreker 2015) and diabetic patients (Chang, Wallis and Tiralongo 2007). The rate of CAM use by cancer patients was higher among younger patients, females and patients with a higher educational level (Molassiotis, Fernadez-Ortega et al 2005b), however among diabetes patients the main determining factors were age, duration of diabetes, degree of complications and self-monitoring of blood glucose (Chang, Wallis and Tiralongo 2007).…”

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Hungarian students’ choices between complementary and alternative medicine or conventional medicine for themselves and family members on a five-level severity scale of different diseases

2018

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The primary aim of this study was to examine how students choose between complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and conventional medicine (COM) on a 5point severity scale of diseases and how their choices change as the severity of diseases increases. The study also aimed to reveal whether the students' choices between CAM and COM for themselves and for their family members are consistent. Finally, comparisons were made between male and female students. Methods: In a cross-sectional survey 725 (44.6% response rate) health care and social work students at the University of Debrecen, Faculty of Health completed the questionnaire. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: On each level of severity most of the students chose 'primarily COM, secondly CAM' (38.8%-64.5%), followed by 'only COM' (between 23.5% and 28.0%), CAM+COM (between 9.7% and 27.0%), and finally, 'only CAM' (between 2.3% and 6.0%).). Students' choices between CAM and COM for themselves and for their family members were consistent. Significantly more males than females chose 'only COM' on the mildest, serious and the most serious levels (37.6% vs. 26.7%; 37.9% vs. 23.9%; 38.2% vs. 21.4%; p<0.05) and significantly more females than males chose the 'primarily COM and secondly CAM' on serious and the most serious levels of disease (65.4% vs. 50.8%; 66.4% vs. 50.8%; p<0.05). The more serious the disease was, the response rate in 'primarily COM and secondly CAM' increased while it decreased in 'primarily

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Complementary and alternative medicine use amongst Malaysian orthopaedic oncology patients

Cited by 30 publications

References 38 publications

Global Use of Traditional and Complementary Medicine in Childhood Cancer: A Systematic Review

Global Use of Traditional and Complementary Medicine in Childhood Cancer: A Systematic Review

Complementary and alternative medicine: attitudes, knowledge and use among surgeons and anaesthesiologists in Hungary

Hungarian students’ choices between complementary and alternative medicine or conventional medicine for themselves and family members on a five-level severity scale of different diseases

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