Association between Disease-Specific Quality of Life and Complementary Medicine Use in Patients with Rhinitis in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study
المؤلفون المشاركون
Jiang, Rong-San
Koo, Malcolm
Yeh, Yueh-Chiao
Liang, Kai-Li
Tsao, Hsin
المصدر
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
العدد
المجلد 2014، العدد 2014 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2014)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2014-10-28
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Rhinitis is a common medical condition and can seriously impact patients’ quality of life.
The objective of this study was to investigate the association between disease-specific quality of life and use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities among Taiwanese rhinitis patients.
A cross-sectional survey was undertaken at the outpatient department of otolaryngology in a medical center in Taiwan.
Sociodemographic information, disease-specific quality of life (Chinese version of the 31-item Rhinosinusitis Outcome Measure, CRSOM-31), and previous use of CAM modalities for treatment of rhinitis of the patients were ascertained.
Factor analysis was performed to reduce the number of CAM modalities.
The resulting factors were analyzed for their association with CRSOM-31 score using linear regression analyses.
Results from the multiple linear regression analyses indicated that Factor 1 (traditional Chinese medicine), Factor 2 (mind-body modalities), Factor 3 (manipulative-based modalities), female sex, and smoking were significantly associated with a worse disease-specific quality of life.
In conclusion, various CAM modalities, female sex, and smoking were independent predictors of a worse disease-specific quality of life in Taiwanese patients with rhinitis.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Koo, Malcolm& Liang, Kai-Li& Jiang, Rong-San& Tsao, Hsin& Yeh, Yueh-Chiao. 2014. Association between Disease-Specific Quality of Life and Complementary Medicine Use in Patients with Rhinitis in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035487
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Koo, Malcolm…[et al.]. Association between Disease-Specific Quality of Life and Complementary Medicine Use in Patients with Rhinitis in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035487
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Koo, Malcolm& Liang, Kai-Li& Jiang, Rong-San& Tsao, Hsin& Yeh, Yueh-Chiao. Association between Disease-Specific Quality of Life and Complementary Medicine Use in Patients with Rhinitis in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035487
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1035487
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