Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in the General Population in the Czech Republic

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11160/16:10328295

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/443712" target="_blank" >http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/443712</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000443712" target="_blank" >10.1159/000443712</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in the General Population in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Background: Prevalence rates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use are still missing for some European countries, especially in the East. Thus, we measured patterns and determinants of CAM use among a representative sample of the general population in the Czech Republic. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted. A sex-, age-and region-stratified sample of citizens aged 15 and older were randomly selected from voter registration lists (n = 8,639,375). Results: Overall, 76.0% (n = 1,365) of the respondents reported use of one or more CAM modalities during the past 30 days. The top five CAM modalities used were vitamins/minerals (54.6%), herbal remedies (47.8%), massage (19.9%), relaxation techniques (9.5%), and dietary supplements excluding vitamins/minerals (9.2%). Prevention (82.0%) was the primary reason for CAM use. Only 15.9% of CAM users employed it for therapeutic purposes. The most commonly treated ailments were respiratory (35.0%) and musculoskeletal (33.6%) disorders. Conclusion: The prevalence of CAM use in the Czech Republic is high, especially among people who apply CAM for self-treatment prior to seeing a doctor. Half of the study population combined CAM with conventional medical treatment, which may result in potential harm to the patient. Healthcare providers as well as the public should be educated about effective and safe use of CAM.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in the General Population in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

Background: Prevalence rates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use are still missing for some European countries, especially in the East. Thus, we measured patterns and determinants of CAM use among a representative sample of the general population in the Czech Republic. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted. A sex-, age-and region-stratified sample of citizens aged 15 and older were randomly selected from voter registration lists (n = 8,639,375). Results: Overall, 76.0% (n = 1,365) of the respondents reported use of one or more CAM modalities during the past 30 days. The top five CAM modalities used were vitamins/minerals (54.6%), herbal remedies (47.8%), massage (19.9%), relaxation techniques (9.5%), and dietary supplements excluding vitamins/minerals (9.2%). Prevention (82.0%) was the primary reason for CAM use. Only 15.9% of CAM users employed it for therapeutic purposes. The most commonly treated ailments were respiratory (35.0%) and musculoskeletal (33.6%) disorders. Conclusion: The prevalence of CAM use in the Czech Republic is high, especially among people who apply CAM for self-treatment prior to seeing a doctor. Half of the study population combined CAM with conventional medical treatment, which may result in potential harm to the patient. Healthcare providers as well as the public should be educated about effective and safe use of CAM.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

FQ - Veřejné zdravotnictví, sociální lékařství

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

ISSN

1021-7096

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

23

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

7

Strana od-do

22-28

Kód UT WoS článku

000371786400006

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84978145311