Changes in the use of complementary and alternative medicine in Taiwan: A comparison study of 2007 and 2011.
OBJECTIVE: In this study, we explored the differences in the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) based on data from 2007 and 2011 national surveys in Taiwan. RESEARCH DESIGN: Two cross-sectional, community-based epidemiological surveys were conducted in Taiwan. Participants 18 years...
| Publicado en: | Complementary Therapies in Medicine Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 489 - 500 |
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Elsevier B.V.
2014
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=103827667&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 103827667 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09652299 DO1 jtl: Complementary Therapies in Medicine issn: 09652299 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2014 vid: 22 iid: 3 pid: 82545 pub: Elsevier B.V. place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 103827667 96359581 2012612690 10.1016/j.ctim.2014.03.001 NLM24906589 103827667 ppf: 489 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Changes in the use of complementary and alternative medicine in Taiwan: A comparison study of 2007 and 2011. aug: au: Chang, Mei-Ying Liu, Chieh-Yu Chen, Hsiao-Yu affil: Graduate Institute of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Western Nursing, College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan. sug: subj: Alternative Therapies Utilization Adolescence Adult Cross Sectional Studies Female Human Interviews Male Medicine, Chinese Traditional Middle Age Taiwan Young Adult Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: OBJECTIVE: In this study, we explored the differences in the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) based on data from 2007 and 2011 national surveys in Taiwan. RESEARCH DESIGN: Two cross-sectional, community-based epidemiological surveys were conducted in Taiwan. Participants 18 years and older were interviewed regarding their CAM use in the previous 12 months. Nationally representative random-household telephone surveys using a sampling method with a probability proportional to size were conducted in 2007 and 2011. The data were analysed to compare the results between surveys. RESULTS: We obtained a total of 1260 and 2266 valid responses in 2007 and 2011, respectively. The use of at least one or more CAM therapies during the previous year decreased from 48.9% in 2007 to 37.8% in 2011 (p<.001). In both surveys, the most common CAM therapies used were Chinese medicinal herbs followed by health supplement products and tuina. We observed the greatest relative increase in CAM use between 2007 and 2011 in health supplement products (12.8% vs. 16.0%) and massage (1.3% vs. 2.9%), whereas the largest relative decrease occurred for tuina (24.4-13.4%) and Chinese medicinal herbs (31.6-25.4%). CONCLUSION: Widespread CAM use reflects a more personal orientation towards maintaining health and selecting health care support services. Thus, a set of standards should be established for the safety and effectiveness of therapies, and consensus building is required to overcome the differences among practitioners from various backgrounds and traditions. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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