Complementary Medicine Use and Self-perceived Discrimination Among Asylum Seekers in Switzerland: A Cross-sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
Laura Walthert ◽  
Patrick Bodenmann ◽  
Bernard Burnand ◽  
Pierre-Yves Rodondi
Keyword(s):  
Complementary Medicine ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Use of Complementary Medicine in Competitive Sports: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Gabriele Rotter ◽  
Lisa Schollbach ◽  
Sylvia Binting ◽  
Christina Dornquast ◽  
Johannes Scherr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Complementary Medicine ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Relaxation Techniques ◽  
Competitive Sports ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Standardized Measurement

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Although complementary medicine is frequently used in Germany, there is almost no information about complementary medicine use in competitive sports. The aim was to assess the use of complementary medicine among elite athletes in Germany. <b><i>Patients and Methods:</i></b> A cross-sectional study among athletes was performed between March 2012 and September 2013. Athletes of both sexes who visited a sports medical outpatient clinic in Munich, Bavaria were included. Data about the use of complementary medicine were collected by means of a standardized measurement instrument, the German version of the international complementary and alternative medicine questionnaire. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Of the 334 athletes (female 25%, mean age 20.2 ± 6.6 years) who completed all 4 sections of the questionnaire, 69% reported the use of at least one type of complementary medicine within the last 12 months. 505 athletes (female 26%, mean age 20.5 ± 7.0 years) completed at least one section of the questionnaire entirely. Within 12 months, the osteopath (11%), herbal medicine (17%), vitamins/minerals (32%), and relaxation techniques (15%) were the most frequently visited/used in relation to the respective sections of the questionnaire. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Complementary medicine is frequently used by athletes in Germany. The efficacy, safety, and costs of complementary medicine should be investigated in clinical trials among athletes in the future.

scholarly journals Factors influencing communication of traditional Chinese medicine use between patients and doctors: A multisite cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 396-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Qiang Lee ◽  
Jeremy Teoh ◽  
Pei Zheng Kenneth Lee ◽  
Zhi Xiong Gerard Low ◽  
Xueling Sim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Complementary medicine use among Australian patients in an acute hospital setting: an exploratory, cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Freya Waddington ◽  
Jenny Lee ◽  
Mark Naunton ◽  
Greg Kyle ◽  
Jackson Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Complementary Medicine ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Acute Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Progress Notes ◽  
Tertiary Teaching ◽  
Acute Hospital Setting

Abstract Background The use of Complementary Medicines (CMs) has significantly increased in Australia over the last decade. This study attempts to determine the extent to which complementary and alternative medicines are recorded, ceased or initiated in the acute hospital setting and investigate which health professionals have a role in this process. Methods A cross-sectional study of inpatients was conducted at a major tertiary teaching hospital. Patient’s medical records were examined to determine the rates of complementary medicine (CM) use and recording on medication charts and discharge prescriptions. Patient progress notes were audited to determine which health professionals were involved with the initiation or cessation of CMs during the inpatient stay. Results Three hundred and forty-one patients were included for analysis of which 44.3% (n = 151) participants were recorded as utilizing a CM. Patients were admitted on a mean of 2 (±1.4[Sd]; 0–9[range]) CMs and discharged on a mean of 1.7 CMs (±1.3[Sd]; 0–5[range]). 274 individual CMs were recorded on inpatient medication reconciliation forms with multivitamins, magnesium, fish oil and cholecalciferol recorded the most frequently. One hundred and fifty-eight changes to patient CM usage were recorded during the patient hospitalisation. One hundred and seven of these changes (68%) were not accounted for in the patient progress notes. Conclusion Patients use of CM in this hospital setting do not reflect the national estimated usage. On the occasions that CM products are included in patient records, they are subsequently deprescribed following patient examination in hospital. It is currently unclear which health professionals have a role in this deprescribing process.

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