Prevalence and pattern of usage of complementary and alternative medicine among south Indian asthma patients in a tertiary care hospital

The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of CAM users among asthmatic patients in a tertiary care South Indian hospital. Prospective, cross sectional study was conducted in 394 asthmatic patients. 30.4% of the patients used CAM therapies. The most commonly used CAM treatment was herbal medicine...

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Published in:Complementary therapies in clinical practice 2018-02, Vol.30, p.103-108
Main Authors: Sarvesh, Sabarathinam, Koushik Muthu Raja, Mathivanan, Rajanandh, Muhasaparur Ganesan, Seenivasan, Palanichamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alternative medicine
Asthma
Asthma - therapy
Breathing
Breathing Exercises
Complementary and alternative medicine
Complementary Therapies - economics
Complementary Therapies - utilization
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disclosure
Female
Fish
Health Personnel
Herbal medicine
Herbalism
Humans
India
Male
Medical personnel
Middle Aged
Nursing
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Physician-Patient Relations
Phytotherapy
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Socioeconomic status
Tertiary Care Centers
Yoga
Young Adult
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Summary:The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of CAM users among asthmatic patients in a tertiary care South Indian hospital. Prospective, cross sectional study was conducted in 394 asthmatic patients. 30.4% of the patients used CAM therapies. The most commonly used CAM treatment was herbal medicine followed by pranayama (controlled breathing exercises). Most of the CAM users were found to be in lower middle class. The baseline characteristics of the CAM users and the non CAM users were found to be similar except for education and socioeconomic status (p 
ISSN:1744-3881
1873-6947
DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.12.016