ArticleJournal of traditional and complementary medicine2015
Pattern of complementary and alternative medicine use among Malaysian stroke survivors: A hospital-based prospective study.
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- A systematic review: enhancing stroke recovery through complementary interventions-Clinical outcomes and neural activity insights.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Adherence to Medication Therapy Among Stroke Patients: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Pooled it
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- A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in a Non-urban Malaysian Population.Journal of community health · 2021Article
- Complementary and alternative medicine use among ischemic stroke survivors in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2020Article
- Complementary and alternative therapies for poststroke depression: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- The Effect of Prophylactic Anticoagulation with Heparin on the Brain Cells of Sprague-Dawley Rats in a Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Model.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
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- Knowledge on the action to be taken and recognition of symptoms of stroke in a community: findings from the May Measurement Month 2017 blood pressure screening Programme in Malaysia.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Usage of Traditional and Complementary Medicine among Dengue Fever Patients in the Northeast Region of Peninsular Malaysia.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2019Article
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Abstract
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM; bǔ chōng yǔ tì dài yī xué) is widely practiced among stroke patients globally. We conducted a study to determine the pattern of CAM use and its associated factors in stroke survivors attending a tertiary hospital in Malaysia within 6 months after the stroke. This was a prospective cohort study that included all stroke patients who were admitted to a tertiary center in Malaysia from December 2009 to December 2010. Patients were interviewed and examined within 72 hours of admission. The sociodemographic data and medical history were collected. Clinical examinations were done to assess the stroke severity using the Scandinavian Stroke Scale and functional status based on modified Barthel index (MBI). Patients were reassessed at 6 months after the stroke on the CAM use and functional status (MBI). The response rate was 92%. The study population consisted of 52 men and 41 women with a mean age of 63.7 ± 10.3 years. Sixty-seven percent practiced CAM. Massage was the most frequently used method (63.4%), followed by vitamins (7.5%). In multiple logistic regression analysis, functional status (MBI score) on discharge (p = 0.004, odds ratio 1.034, 95% confidence interval 1.01-1.06) and Scandinavian Stroke Scale score (p = 0.045, odds ratio 1.87, 95% confidence interval 1.01-3.43) were significant predictors for use of CAM. In conclusion, the use of CAM among stroke survivors is high. Patients who have better functional status on discharge and less severe stroke are more likely to use CAM.
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