scholarly journals EFFICACY OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN TREATMENT OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION: A SITUATION ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 386-395
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Newborn Health ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Maternal And Newborn Health ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapies ◽  
Alternative Medicines ◽  
Maternal And Newborn ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Postpartum depression is a major public health issue worldwide. It varies in prevalence across countries. Pakistan remains highest to have the prevalence of postpartum depression among South Asian countries. A number of complementary and alternative medicines can help in decreasing depressive symptoms in the postpartum period. The purpose of this article is to subject review the use of complementary and alternative medicine as a treatment for postpartum depression. A comprehensive review of the literature was conducted from articles using PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBASE published since the last ten years. The findings of this review suggest that various complementary and alternative therapies may help in the treatment of postpartum depression. This literature review demonstrated the significant effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of postpartum depression. As conclusion, the prevention and treatment of postpartum depression are essential for maternal as well as new-born health. Complementary and alternative medicine has less side effects than antidepressants which can affect maternal and newborn health adversely.

Complementary and alternative medicine in rheumatology

2011 ◽  
pp. 599-608
Author(s):  
Alan J. Hakim ◽  
Gavin P.R. Clunie ◽  
Inam Haq
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Disease ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicines ◽  
Alternative Medicines ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Cam Use ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Introduction 600 Herbal remedies (phytotherapy) 602 Physical and ‘hands-on’ therapies 604 Homeopathy 605 Other complementary and alternative medicines 606 The popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among people with chronic diseases including arthritis is widely recognized.1 Up to one-third of arthritis sufferers have received CAM from CAM practitioners and CAM use prevalence has been reported at between 30–100% of patients with rheumatic disease....

scholarly journals Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Qualitative Exploration of Self-Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbie Jordan ◽  
Hannah Family ◽  
Kelly Blaxall ◽  
Fiona M. Begen ◽  
Raj Sengupta
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Axial Spondyloarthritis ◽  
Alternative Therapy ◽  
Alternative Therapies ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapy ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapies ◽  
Mainstream Healthcare ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is an inflammatory rheumatic condition that is often subject to diagnostic delays. Individuals with axSpA report using complementary and alternative therapies prior to and following diagnosis, though little is known concerning reasons underlying use of such therapies. This study provides detailed insights into the motivation and experiences of complementary and alternative medicine use within a population of individuals with axSpA. Open-ended surveys were completed by 30 individuals (20–69 years; 17 females) diagnosed with axSpA. Subsequent telephone interviews were conducted with eight individuals (39–70 years; five females) diagnosed with axSpA. Data were analyzed using reflexive inductive thematic analysis. Themes of “a learning curve”, “barriers to complementary and alternative therapy use” and “complementary or mutually exclusive” illustrated how participants” increasing understanding of their condition empowered them to explore complementary and alternative therapies use as an adjunct to mainstream care. Individuals with axSpA recommended greater integration between mainstream and complementary and alternative therapies, valuing informed advice from mainstream healthcare professionals before selecting appropriate complementary and alternative therapies for potential use. Healthcare professionals should be proactive in discussing complementary and alternative therapy use with patients and supply them with details of organizations that can provide good-quality information.

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) by Patients with Myeloma or Lymphoma.

Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 5558-5558
Author(s):  
Antonia García-Nieto ◽  
F.J. Capote ◽  
M.V. Martín-Reina ◽  
A. Bailén ◽  
M.C. Fernández-Valle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Grape Seed ◽  
The Public ◽  
Alternative Medicines ◽  
The Family ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Abstract The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is wide-spread among cancer patients. Few studies have investigated the use of CAM by patients with haematological cancer patients in Europe. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the distribution and patterns of CAM use by patients with myeloma or lymphoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 103 patients with lymphoma and 23 with myeloma (72 male and 54 female) they have responded a questionnaire on diverse aspects of the use of CAM. RESULTS: Ninety-six patients (76.1%) recognize to have used or to use some type or product CAM: Matricaria chamomilla L. (75,3%), Tilia vulgaris (57.4%), green tea (19.8%), Valeriana officinalis L (17.4%), Royal Jelly (17.4%), soya (16.6%), Brewer’s Yeast (7.9%), wheat germ (6.3%), ginseng (6.3%) and aloe vera (6.3%); Cat’s Claw, Hypericum Perforatum (St. John’s Wort), echinacea, grape seed, milk thistle (Carduus marianum), graviola and marijuana (less of 5%). Forty-nine patients (38.8%) recognize to have practiced or to practice oration (23.8%), relaxation (11.9%), oils massages (9.5%), meditation (6.3%), imposition of hands (3.9%) and yoga (3.9%); music therapy, homeopathy, Shiatsu, acupuncture, therapies through of the movement and the dance, guided imagination, psychotherapy, chiropractic and consult with healer (less of 3%). Visualization, hypnosis, biofeedback, chromotherapy, reflexology, or therapies through humour have not talked about or through Internet. They recognize to look for a complement for the traditional medicine (29.6%), to fight the indirect effect (17.4%) or to have control on the own disease (16.6%) not being felt impassive (23.8%); to content the family (3.1%) or to think that its treatment will be faster (21.4%) is other reasons. In 3.9% they tried to replace the traditional medicine. Only the 30.1% “complementary and alternative medicines” knew the meaning the terms. The 62.6% did not know the qualification of the personnel who sells products or applies treatments to him MAC and 36.6% not informs its doctor that take CAM. Sixty-one percent consider that the public system would have to finance this type of practices. COMMENTARIES: This study contributes data on the use of therapies MAC by patients with myeloma or lymphoma in Spain. The professionals we must make the effort necessary to improve our knowledge of the MAC and the formation of the patients; the MAC that demonstrate to their effectiveness and security would have to be able to integrate themselves to the care of the patients.

scholarly journals Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage and Its Determinant Factors Among Diabetic Patients: An Iranian Case

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akbar Sheikhrabori ◽  
Mahlagha Dehghan ◽  
Fateme Ghaedi ◽  
Gholam Reza Khademi
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Diabetes Clinic ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
The Past ◽  
Alternative Medicines ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Although modern treatments have achieved much progress in blood sugar control in recent decades, evidences indicate that complementary and alternative treatments are very common in diabetic patients. The present study aims to investigate application of complementary and traditional medicines among diabetic patients in Iran in 2016. This was a cross-sectional study done on 294 diabetic patients who were referred to the diabetes clinic and were chosen using convenient sampling. Data were gathered using a demographic characteristics form and a researcher-made questionnaire (for studying application and satisfaction of using some of the complementary and alternative medicines). A total of 88.4% of diabetic patients have used at least one complementary and alternative treatment in the past year. The most common treatment was medicinal plants, which were used by 84.9% of the participants. Sixty-nine percent of the patients were satisfied with using complementary and traditional treatments. This study showed that diabetic patients are very interested in using complementary and alternative medicine.

scholarly journals Discovering the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Oncology Patients: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Fatmah Alsharif
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicines ◽  
Complementary Medicines ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Alternative Medicines ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Background. Patients with cancer pursue all possible opportunities of effective remedies. In Saudi Arabia, most patients have tried complementary medicine during their cancer treatment plan; however, some complementary medicines might pose a danger to health. In Arab countries, studies regarding the use of complementary medicines and the intentions behind using complementary medicines among cancer patients are inadequate and all but nonexistent. The aim of this review was to focus on demographic, prevalence, and reasons for complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with cancer. Methods. A rigorous literature search was conducted for articles published in the English language, using the search terms “complementary and alternative medicine,” “oncology,” “malignancy” AND “cancer patients” in five scientific databases, namely, Medical Literature On-Line (MEDLINE), PubMed, Web of Science, Psychology Information (PsycINFO), and Google Scholar, from 2010 to 2020. Results. Of the 13,160 studies returned from the search, only 12 were eligible and included in this review. The combined prevalence for using complementary and alternative medicines across all studies totaled 25%–80% of cancer patients for the treatment of their cancers. Natural products, including vitamins and minerals, herbal products, and relaxation, were the most common type of complementary and alternative medicines used. The reason for using complementary and alternative medicines was reported to be their helpfulness in recovering, healing, and improving health. Most of the studies mentioned that participants obtained their complementary and alternative medicines from multiple sources, including the media, family and friends, and physicians. Conclusion. The use of complementary and alternative medicines in cancer patients can be inferred as an attempt to investigate all possibilities, a manifestation of a coping style, or an illustration of unmet desires in the cancer management continuum. Anyhow, there should be adequate communication between healthcare providers and patients, which is crucial for establishing a trusting healthcare provider-patient relationship. Relevance to clinical practice. It is crucial that healthcare providers explore the use of complementary and alternative medicines with their cancer patients, as well as educating them about the possible usefulness of therapies based on the available evidence.

Complementary and alternative medicine usage and its determinant factors among Iranian infertile couples

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahlagha Dehghan ◽  
Sima Mokhtarabadi ◽  
Fatemeh Ghaedi Heidari
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicines ◽  
Alternative Medicines ◽  
The Status ◽  
Infertile Couples ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

AbstractBackgroundThe aim of this study was to determine the status of utilizing some complementary and alternative medicine techniques in infertile couples.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted on 250 infertile couples referred to a hospital in Kerman using convenience sampling. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to study the prevalence and user satisfaction of complementary and alternative medicines.ResultsResults indicated that 49.6% of the infertile couples used at least one of the complementary and alternative medicines during the past year. Most individuals used spiritual techniques (71.8% used praying and 70.2% used Nazr) and medicinal plants (54.8%). Safety is the most important factor affecting the satisfaction of infertile couples with complementary treatments (couples think that such treatments are safe (54.8%)).DiscussionConcerning high prevalence of complementary and alternative treatments in infertile couples, incorporating such treatments into the healthcare education and promoting the awareness of infertile individuals seem crucial.

scholarly journals Law's Dilemma: Validating Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the Clash of Evidential Paradigms

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ireh Iyioha
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Mechanisms Of Action ◽  
Alternative Therapies ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapies ◽  
Regulatory Model ◽  
Scientific Validation ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

This paper examines the (in)compatibility between the diagnostic and therapeutic theories of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and a science-based regulatory framework. Specifically, the paper investigates the nexus between statutory legitimacy and scientific validation of health systems, with an examination of its impact on the development of complementary and alternative therapies. The paper evaluates competing theories for validating CAM ranging from the RCT methodology to anthropological perspectives and contends that while the RCT method might be beneficial in the regulation of many CAM therapies, yet dogmatic adherence to this paradigm as the exclusive method for legitimizing CAM will be adverse to the independent development of many CAM therapies whose philosophies and mechanisms of action are not scientifically interpretable. Drawing on history and research evidence to support this argument, the paper sues for a regulatory model that is accommodative of different evidential paradigms in support of a pluralistic healthcare system that balances the imperative of quality assurance with the need to ensure access.

“Chasing hope”: Parents’ perspectives on complementary and alternative interventions for children with autism in Kazakhstan

Autism ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1817-1828
Author(s):  
Sofiya An ◽  
Akbota Kanderzhanova ◽  
Assel Akhmetova ◽  
Faye Foster ◽  
Chee Kai Chan
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Autistic Children ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicines ◽  
Alternative Medicines ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

In post-Soviet Kazakhstan, the system of care for children with autism has been transforming over the past three decades. There is little known about the use of complementary and alternative medicine by families raising autistic children in the post-Soviet region. An exploratory qualitative focus group design was employed to study parents’ experiences of using complementary and alternative medicine focusing on the perceived factors driving the utilization of complementary and alternative medicine by families of autistic children and the availability of complementary and alternative medicine. Six focus groups were conducted in five cities of diverse geographical locations in Kazakhstan. Data were analyzed using a framework analysis. Two overarching themes and subthemes are developed. The first “unmet needs” relates to predisposing factors that motivate parents to complementary and alternative medicine uptake and the second “chasing hope” relates to enabling factors that facilitate parents’ uptake of complementary and alternative medicines. In summary, parents of autism spectrum disorder children in Kazakhstan face multiple challenges when seeking treatment for their children’s condition and implement whatever complementary and alternative medicine interventions available. A decision to use, and the choice of intervention, mainly comes from perceptions of having no other choice rather than from rational decisions based on efficacy of complementary and alternative medicines. This study provides the first empirical conceptualization of parents’ motives for choosing complementary and alternative medicine in Kazakhstan. Lay abstract The article reports the findings of a qualitative research study on how and why parents of autistic children in Kazakhstan utilize complementary and alternative medicine. We found that parents turn to complementary and alternative medicine because of the lack of professional care options available to them and in pursuit for hope and opportunities for their children with ASD.

scholarly journals Complementary and Alternative Medicines

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fateme Ghaedi ◽  
Mahlagha Dehghan ◽  
Masoumeh Salari ◽  
Akbar Sheikhrabori
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicines ◽  
Alternative Medicines ◽  
Usage Frequency ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicines is increasing specially in patients with chronic diseases. Therefore, based on the high prevalence of chronic disorders, the present study aimed to determine complementary and alternative medicine usage frequency and its determinant factors. This was a cross-sectional study. Five hundred clients participated in the study by using convenience sampling. A 2-part questionnaire (including demographic form and researcher-created questionnaire) was used for studying the prevalence of using complementary and alternative medicine methods, and users’ satisfaction. Findings showed that 75.4% of people used at least one complementary and alternative medicine method. Most of users consumed medicinal plants (69.4%). The most common reason of using a complementary and alternative medicine method was common cold (32.9%). The highest satisfaction belonged to massage (2.94 ± 0.74). The usage of complementary and alternative medicine was 3.22 times higher in people with academic educations when compared with illiterate people. Concerning the high usage of complementary and alternative medicine, it is necessary to train specialists in this field in order to offer such treatments in a safe manner. Also, outcomes of application of complementary and alternative medicine methods should be studied.

scholarly journals Complementary and alternative medicine use by diabetic patients in rural Bengaluru

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 4863
Author(s):  
Vidya K. R. ◽  
Lohit K.
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicines ◽  
Alternative Medicines ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Cam Use ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is common among patients with chronic diseases in developing countries. The rising use of CAM in the management of diabetes is an emerging public health concern given the potential adverse effects, drug interactions and benefits associated with its use. The main objective of this study is to determine the prevalence regarding complementary and alternative medicines among diabetic patients and to assess the perception and factors influencing use of complementary and alternative medicines among diabetic patients.Methods: A community based cross sectional study including diabetic subjects aged more than 18 years was conducted in the rural area of Bengaluru Expecting the prevalence of CAM use to be 67% as with Kumar et al, a minimum of 136 subjects were required to conduct study. Data from 150 diabetic subjects were collected during house to house visit in rural area by using a pre structured questionnaire. Diabetic subjects were randomly selected using multi stage random sampling method.Results: Most of the participants (80%) were aware of CAM and prevalence of CAM use was 54.6%. Significantly the use of CAM was more among females, literates, with diabetic complications and with family history of DM. The common source of information on CAM was friends (45.8%) and neighbors (25.8%). Desire for the quick and additional relief, low cost and easy availability was the prime factors influencing use of complementary and alternative medicines.Conclusions: The prevalence of CAM use among diabetic patients is high. Physicians need to understand CAM better and communicate more with patients.

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