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Australian adults use complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of chronic illness: a national study

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dc.affiliation.dptoUC3M. Departamento de Economíaes
dc.contributor.authorThiebaut, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorArmstrong, Andrew R.
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Laurie J.
dc.contributor.authorNepal, Binod
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-05T14:28:38Z
dc.date.available2022-04-05T14:28:38Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-02
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The objectives of this study were to identify the prevalence of the use of vitamin/mineral supplements or natural/herbal remedies, concurrent use of pharmaceutical medication, and to profile those most likely to use these complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) in the treatment of five chronic conditions identified as national health priorities (asthma, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, heart or circulatory condition) within the Australian adult population. Methods: Analysis of the Australian National Health Survey database, 2004–05. Results: Approximately 24% (1.3 million) of Australian adults with a chronic condition regularly applied CAM to treatment. CAM was most often used exclusively or in combination with pharmaceutical medicine in the treatment of arthritis and osteoporosis. Fewer than 10% of adults with asthma, diabetes or a heart or circulatory condition used CAM, most preferring pharmaceutical medicine. Regular CAM users were more likely to be aged ≥60, female, have a secondary school education and live in households with lower incomes than non-users. Non-users were more likely to be 30–59 years old and tertiary educated. Conclusion and implications: Arthritis, osteoporosis and, to a lesser extent, heart or circulatory conditions are illnesses for which doctors should advise, and patients need to be most aware about the full effects of CAM and possible interactive effects with prescribed medicine. They are also conditions for which research into the interactive effects of CAM and pharmaceutical medication would seem of most immediate benefit.en
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationArmstrong, A. R., Thiébaut, S. P., Brown, L. J., & Nepal, B. (2011). Australian adults use complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of chronic illness: a national study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35 (4), pp. 384-390.es
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00745.x
dc.identifier.issn1326-0200
dc.identifier.publicationfirstpage384es
dc.identifier.publicationissue4es
dc.identifier.publicationlastpage390es
dc.identifier.publicationtitleAUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTHes
dc.identifier.publicationvolume35es
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10016/34530
dc.identifier.uxxiAR/0000029482
dc.language.isoenges
dc.publisherWiley Open Accesses
dc.rights© 2011 The Authors. ANZJPH © 2011 Public Health Association of Australiaes
dc.rightsAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España*
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/*
dc.subject.ecienciaEconomíaes
dc.subject.otherChronic iIlnessen
dc.subject.otherComplementary medicineen
dc.subject.otherNational studyen
dc.titleAustralian adults use complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of chronic illness: a national studyen
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