TP Ng|Mui-fong Wong|Chi-Ho Hong|Kwang-wook Koh|Leslie Goh
The use of complementary and alternative medicine by asthma patients
Hologic (Germany)|National University of Singapore|National University of Singapore|National University of Singapore|National University of Singapore|National University of Singapore
use complementary alternative medicines cam asthmatic patients increasing data prevalence cam use asthma limited motivation patients seek cam therapy uncertainto determine prevalence pattern use complementary therapies adults treated asthma primary care singapore demographic clinical factors associated usecrosssectional studyfive primary care clinics singaporeadult patients asthma n 802 received structured questionnaire interview clinical assessment included demographic clinical variables clinical status patients knowledge selfcare healthcareseeking behaviour spirometric measurements detailed information cam use past one yearcam use past year reported 272 including animal food products 123 herbs 103 herbalbased proprietary medicines 32 acupuncture reflexology 1 use cam significantly associated chinese ethnicity longer disease duration moderate severe persistent asthma fev1fvc 80 lack positive response treatment past year higher patient knowledge score multiple sources care providersthe use cam highly prevalent asian patients treated asthma primary care associated cultural clinical factors reflecting need improve care