ArticleJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2010
Complementary and alternative medicine use and quality of life in pediatric diabetes.
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- Practice of complementary and alternative medicine use in North Indian children with type 1 diabetes: an exploratory study.Diabetology international · 2024Article
- Unproven Therapies for Diabetes and Their Implications.Advances in therapy · 2017Review
- Complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with thoracic malignancies.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2014Article
- A systematic review of patient-reported measures of burden of treatment in three chronic diseases.Patient related outcome measures · 2013Article
- Complementary and alternative medicine in diabetes care.Current diabetes reports · 2012Review
- Patterns and Determinants of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioner Use among Adults with Diabetes in Queensland, Australia.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2012Article
- Complementary and alternative medicine use in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.Paediatrics & child health · 2011Article
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study in Pediatric Inpatients.Journal of evidence-based integrative medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe objectives of this study were to explore the association between complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use as reported by youth, and parents' and children's reported quality of life in youth with diabetes.
designThe study design was a cross-sectional survey.
settingYouth in Washington State participated in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study, a national, multisite epidemiological study designed to assess the prevalence and incidence of diabetes in U.S. youth. Surveys assessing CAM utilization were mailed in January and April 2006.
participantsOne thousand four hundred and thirty-nine (1439) youth were mailed a CAM survey. The final sample consisted of 467 youth with both CAM survey results and quality-of-life data. OUTCOME MEASURES: Difference in mean scores on Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) between CAM users and nonusers overall, and specific CAM therapies were the outcome measures.
resultsOf the 1439 participants approached, 587 (40.8%) returned the CAM survey. In adjusted analyses, children reported any CAM use as associated with more barriers to treatment (difference in mean scores -3.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] -6.65, -0.31). Children following a CAM diet reported higher quality of life (PedsQL Core Total difference 4.01, 95% CI [0.10-7.91]; Core Psychosocial difference was 6.45, 95% CI [1.95 to 10.95]), but those using stress-reduction activities reported poorer quality of life (Diabetes Total difference -4.19, 95% CI [-8.35 to -0.04]). Parent-reported quality of life was lower for children who used "other supplements" (Core Total difference -6.26, 95% CI [-11.29 to -1.24]; Core Psychosocial difference was -5.92, 95% CI [-11.65 to -0.19]).
conclusionsCAM diets were associated with increased quality of life in youth with diabetes, whereas supplement use and stress-reduction activities were associated with decreased quality of life. The temporal sequence between CAM use and quality of life requires further study.
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