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Characteristics Associated with Utilization of Asthma-Related Traditional Chinese Medicine Services among Asthma Children in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Joint Authors
Lin, Shiou-Ian
Chou, Yiing-Jenq
Huang, Nicole
Tsai, Tung-Hu
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Previous studies have demonstrated the advantages of TCM use among asthmatic children.
However, there is a paucity of epidemiologic reports on features of TCM users among asthmatic children.
This cohort study aimed to investigate child’s, parent’s, and provider’s characteristics associated with the use of asthma-related TCM services among newly diagnosed asthmatic children.
Materials and Methods.
A nationally representative cohort of one million National Health Insurance beneficiaries was used.
The newly diagnosed asthma children who received asthma medication from western medicine providers from 2005 to 2010 were selected as our sample for analysis.
Generalized estimating equation was applied to identify the child’s, parents’, and provider’s characteristics associated with the use of asthma-related TCM among the newly diagnosed asthmatic children.
Results.
Of 20,080 children who were enrolled and followed up for one year, 4,034 children used TCM for asthma-related treatment.
Children with prior experience of TCM, pre-school and school aged children, boys, those with more severe asthma or poorer health, with higher income parents were more likely to use asthma-related TCM.
Herbal medicine was the most common modality among asthmatic children.
Conclusions.
There were only 20% newly diagnosed asthmatic children using TCM.
The findings may shed light on possible integration of TCM with western medicine services.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lin, Shiou-Ian& Tsai, Tung-Hu& Chou, Yiing-Jenq& Huang, Nicole. 2015. Characteristics Associated with Utilization of Asthma-Related Traditional Chinese Medicine Services among Asthma Children in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061146
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lin, Shiou-Ian…[et al.]. Characteristics Associated with Utilization of Asthma-Related Traditional Chinese Medicine Services among Asthma Children in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061146
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lin, Shiou-Ian& Tsai, Tung-Hu& Chou, Yiing-Jenq& Huang, Nicole. Characteristics Associated with Utilization of Asthma-Related Traditional Chinese Medicine Services among Asthma Children in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061146
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061146