scholarly journals Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use as Health Self-Management: Rural Older Adults With Diabetes

2006 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. S62-S70 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A. Arcury ◽  
R. A. Bell ◽  
B. M. Snively ◽  
S. L. Smith ◽  
A. H. Skelly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Complementary And Alternative ◽  
Rural Older Adults

scholarly journals Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Diabetes Self-Management Among Rural Older Adults

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronny A. Bell ◽  
Jeanette M. Stafford ◽  
Thomas A. Arcury ◽  
Beverly M. Snively ◽  
Shannon L. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Native American ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Cam Use ◽  
Complementary And Alternative ◽  
Rural Older Adults

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a growing form of self-care and is related to other healthy behaviors. This study examines the relationship between CAM use and diabetes self-management. A survey of rural older African American, Native American, and White adults with diabetes was conducted. Data were collected on diabetes self-management domains and general and diabetes-specific CAM use. Some associations were observed, particularly for CAM use and following a healthy eating plan. CAM is part of the health maintenance strategy of rural older adults with diabetes. Further research should examine the health trajectory associated with CAM use in this population.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among a Multiethnic Sample of Older Adults with Diabetes

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1061-1066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy E. Schoenberg ◽  
Eleanor Palo Stoller ◽  
Cary S. Kart ◽  
Adam Perzynski ◽  
Elizabeth E. Chapleski
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Multiethnic Sample ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Rural Older Adults

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Arcury ◽  
Sara A. Quandt ◽  
Ronny A. Bell ◽  
Mara Z. Vitolins
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Mineral Supplements ◽  
Cam Use ◽  
Folk Remedies ◽  
Complementary And Alternative ◽  
Rural Older Adults

Little research has investigated Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use prevalence and its determinants among older adults. We examined ethnic and gender variation in CAM use among rural older adults who reside in two North Carolina counties. Home and folk remedies, and vitamin and mineral supplements, were used by most participants. Men and women did not differ. African and Native American elders used home and folk remedies more than European Americans; European and Native Americans used vitamin and mineral supplements more than African Americans. Health care providers should be aware that their patients use CAM and may need counseling to minimize CAM-drug interactions.

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