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ArticleChinese journal of integrative medicine2020

A Survey of Application of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Chinese Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study.

Xue-Wei Pan, Xiao-Guang Zhang, Xia-Chan Chen, Qi Lu, Ying-Si Hu, Li-Ya Han, Jian-le Zheng, Jie Jin, Guo-Qing Zheng

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Article in Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xue-Wei PanDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325000, China.
Xiao-Guang ZhangDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325000, China.
Xia-Chan ChenDepartment of Neurology, Ruian People's Hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325200, China.
Qi LuDepartment of Neurology, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Theorem Clinical College of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325000, China.
Ying-Si HuDepartment of Neurology, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Theorem Clinical College of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325000, China.
Li-Ya HanDepartment of Neurology, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Theorem Clinical College of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325000, China.
Jian-le ZhengDepartment of Neurology, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Theorem Clinical College of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325000, China.
Jie JinDepartment of Neurology, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Theorem Clinical College of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325000, China.
Guo-Qing ZhengDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325000, China. gq_zheng@sohu.com.
Wenzhou Medical University · CNWenzhou Central Hospital · CNRuian People's Hospital · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the prevalence and spectrum of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) application and its related-factors in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients in China.

methodsA structured questionnaire regarding the use of CAMs was administered to PD patients by face-to-face interview. Demographic and social variables, clinical characteristics and treatments, and the related factors of PD were also surveyed.

resultsNinety out of 113 patients (79.6%) reported that they had received CAMs treatment, of which 48.6% (55/113) patients had received CAMs treatment for PD. The top 3 kinds of CAMs for PD were Chinese materia medica, rehabilitation exercise, and acupuncture ordinally. The source of information regarding CAMs treatment mainly came from relatives and friends (51.8%, 73 cases), followed by physicians (31.9%, 45 cases), and medias such as television, newspapers or the internet (16.3%, 28 cases). Fifty percent of CAM users reported a good therapeutic efficacy, whereas 39% patients reported that they felt neither better nor worse after the treatment, while 11% patients claimed worsening of symptoms. Multiple correspondence analyses survey found the main factors affecting the selectivity of CAMs ranked in the following order: income, education, occupation, habitation, age at onset, Hoehn and Yahr staging, PD duration, and gender.

conclusionCAMs, especially Chinese materia medica, rehabilitation exercise, and acupuncture, are widely used for PD patients in China.

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