ArticlePediatrics2012
Complementary and alternative medicine use and adherence with pediatric asthma treatment.
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- A systematic review of complementary and alternative medicine for asthma self-management.The Nursing clinics of North America · 2013Pooled it
- A Retrospective Audit of Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Management of Childhood Acute Asthma Exacerbation at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto: Adherence to Global Treatment Guidelines.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Article
- Perceptions of complementary/alternative medicine use and influence on evidence-based asthma medicine adherence in Malaysian children.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2019Article
- Inhaler technique education and asthma control among patients hospitalized for asthma in Jordan.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2018Article
- Absorption ofBioMed research international · 2018Article
- Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage in Vietnamese American Asthmatic Children.Clinical pediatrics · 2016Article
- Integrated traditional Chinese medicine for childhood asthma in Taiwan: a Nationwide cohort study.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2014Article
- Complementary and alternative asthma treatments and their association with asthma control: a population-based study.BMJ open · 2013Article
- Is integrative medicine the next new frontier in medicine?Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2013Article
- Alternative therapies for asthma: are patients at risk?Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2012Article
- Complementary and alternative medicine use and adherence to asthma medications among Latino and non-Latino white families.Academic pediatricsArticle
- Short-course administration of a traditional herbal mixture ameliorates asthma symptoms of the common cold in children.Avicenna journal of phytomedicineArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveComplementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use for pediatric asthma is increasing. The authors of previous studies linked CAM use with decreased adherence to conventional asthma medicines; however, these studies were limited by cross-sectional design. Our objective was to assess the effect of starting CAM on pediatric adherence with daily asthma medications.
methodsWe used a retrospective cohort study design. Telephone surveys were administered to caregivers of patients with asthma annually from 2004 to 2007. Dependent variables were percent missed doses per week and a previously validated "Medication Adherence Scale score." Independent variables included demographic factors, caregiver perception of asthma control, and initiation of CAM for asthma. We used multivariate linear regression to assess the relationship between medication adherence and previous initiation of CAM.
resultsFrom our longitudinal data set of 1322 patients, we focused on 187 children prescribed daily medications for all 3 years of our study. Patients had high rates of adherence. The mean percent missed asthma daily controller medication doses per week was 7.7% (SD = 14.2%). Medication Adherence Scale scores (range: 4-20, with lower scores reflecting higher adherence) had an overall mean of 7.5 (SD = 2.9). In multivariate analyses, controlling for demographic factors and asthma severity, initiation of CAM use was not associated with subsequent adherence (P > .05).
conclusionsThe data from this study suggest that CAM use is not necessarily "competitive" with conventional asthma therapies; families may incorporate different health belief systems simultaneously in their asthma management. As CAM use becomes more prevalent, it is important for physicians to ask about CAM use in a nonjudgmental fashion.
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