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Association between Disease-Specific Quality of Life and Complementary Medicine Use in Patients with Rhinitis in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Joint Authors
Jiang, Rong-San
Koo, Malcolm
Yeh, Yueh-Chiao
Liang, Kai-Li
Tsao, Hsin
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-10-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract 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.
American Psychological Association (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.
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Modern Language Association (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.
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American Medical Association (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
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1035487