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ArticleEpidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Trends in the Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies among US Adults with Current Asthma.

Chukwuemeka E Ogbu, Chisa Oparanma, Stella C Ogbu, Otobo I Ujah, Menkeoma L Okoli, Russell S Kirby

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Article in Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Chukwuemeka E OgbuChiles Center, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Chisa OparanmaDepartment of Medicine, Kharkiv National Medical University, 61022 Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Stella C OgbuDepartment of Biomedical Science, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Otobo I UjahChiles Center, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Menkeoma L OkoliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Christus Health, Texas A&M University, Longview, TX 75601, USA.
Russell S KirbyChiles Center, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3489-401X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Complementary and Alternative Medicines/Therapies (CAM) are commonly used by US asthma adults, yet little is known about recent trends in their use. Our aim was to report trends in CAM use among US adults with current asthma. We conducted a serial cross-sectional study using nationally representative data from the BRFSS Asthma Call-Back Survey (ACBS) collected between 2008 and 2019 (sample size per cycle, 8222 to 14,227). The exposure was calendar time, as represented by ACBS cycle, while the main outcomes were use of at least one CAM and eleven alternative therapies. We analyzed CAM use overall and by population subgroups based on age, gender, race/ethnicity, income, and daytime and night-time asthma symptoms. Our findings show that there was an increase in the use of at least one CAM from 41.3% in 2008 to 47.9% in 2019 (

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acupunctureasthmabreathing exercisescomplementary and alternative therapiesherbstrendsvitaminsyoga

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