ArticleNeurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)2020
Complementary and alternative medicine use among ischemic stroke survivors in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- 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
- Defining Social and Cultural Barriers to Global Stroke Care: A SVIN-Mission Thrombectomy Initiative.Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Review
- Development and psychometric evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward complementary and alternative medicine in stroke.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026Article
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- Perspective of adults in Saudi Arabia toward complementary and alternative medicine use for autism spectrum disorder: a cross-sectional study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Article
- Acceptance and attitude towards the traditional chinese medicine among asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in Shanghai Fangcang hospital.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Review
- The use of islamic spiritual care practices among critically ill adult patients: A systematic review.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Primordial and Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke in Saudi Arabia: A Combination Approach and Evolving Concepts.Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciencesReview
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the prevalence and pattern of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and the CAM types used by stroke patients in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
methodsThis cross-sectional study included 152 ischemic stroke survivors who visited King Fahad Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, between January 2018 and December 2019. Phone-based and face-to-face surveys were conducted. Data on the patients` demographic characteristics, their use of CAM, and their pattern of CAM use were gathered.
resultsNinety (59.2%) stroke patients used CAM, mainly cauterization (29.61%) and Quran recitation by a religious sheik (28.95%). Most of the patients (72.22%) used CAM post-hospitalization and within less than one month from stroke onset (62.22%). A minority (6.67%) of the patients stopped their medication while on CAM. Some patients (25.56% to 31.11%) discussed with their physician their use of CAM. The CAM users reported a subjective improvement in their physical weakness (45.6%) and psychological wellbeing (62.2%). The patients learned about CAM mainly from their relatives and friends (96.7%), and the most common reason for their CAM use was their belief in this intervention (42.22%).
conclusionThe CAM use was prevalent among our cohort of Saudi ischemic stroke patients, and cauterization and Quran recitation were the most commonly used CAM interventions. An effective communication was lacking between the medical professionals and the stroke patients as regards CAM use despite the interest of the patients in this intervention.
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