Concurrent Complementary and Alternative Medicine CAM and Conventional Rehabilitation Therapy in the Management of Children with Developmental Disorders
Joint Authors
Nam, Sang-Ook
Lee, Chang-Hyung
Kim, Soo Yeon
Ko, Hyun-Yoon
Yun, Young-Ju
Shin, Yong-Il
Shin, Yong Beom
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
We investigated the concurrent use of conventional rehabilitations and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies for the long-term management of children with developmental disorders (DDs).
Methods.
The parents or caregivers of 533 children with DDs (age range, 1–19 years) who visited the rehabilitation centers were surveyed using in depth face-to-face interviews.
Results.
Of the 533 patients enrolled, 520 completed the questionnaire (97% response rate).
A total of 292 (56%) children were receiving multiple therapies, more than two conventional rehabilitations and CAM, at the time of the interview.
A total of 249 (48%) children reported lifetime CAM use, 23% used CAM at the time of the interview, and 62% of the patients planned to use CAM therapy in the future.
Conventional rehabilitation therapies used at the time of the interview included physical therapy (30%), speech therapy (28%), and occupational therapy (19%), and the CAM therapies included herbal medicine (5%) and acupuncture or moxibustion (3%).
The respondents indicated that in the future they planned to use acupuncture or moxibustion (57%), occupational therapy (18%), cognitive behavioral therapy (16%), speech therapy (10%), and physical therapy (8%).
Conclusion.
Concurrent management as conventional rehabilitations and CAM therapies is widely used by children with DDs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kim, Soo Yeon& Shin, Yong-Il& Nam, Sang-Ook& Lee, Chang-Hyung& Shin, Yong Beom& Ko, Hyun-Yoon…[et al.]. 2013. Concurrent Complementary and Alternative Medicine CAM and Conventional Rehabilitation Therapy in the Management of Children with Developmental Disorders. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kim, Soo Yeon…[et al.]. Concurrent Complementary and Alternative Medicine CAM and Conventional Rehabilitation Therapy in the Management of Children with Developmental Disorders. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kim, Soo Yeon& Shin, Yong-Il& Nam, Sang-Ook& Lee, Chang-Hyung& Shin, Yong Beom& Ko, Hyun-Yoon…[et al.]. Concurrent Complementary and Alternative Medicine CAM and Conventional Rehabilitation Therapy in the Management of Children with Developmental Disorders. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499975
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-499975