Prevalence of complementary alternative medicine use among patients with type II diabetes in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Prevalence of complementary alternative medicine use among patients with type II diabetes in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

The uses of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) among patients with chronic diseases are becoming increasingly popular. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in 45 government health clinics across Negeri Sembilan. Respondents at diabetes clinics were selected via systematic...

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Main Authors: Baharom N, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Rotina AB
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10848/
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spelling ukm-108482017-10-12T09:35:13Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10848/ Prevalence of complementary alternative medicine use among patients with type II diabetes in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Baharom N, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Rotina AB, The uses of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) among patients with chronic diseases are becoming increasingly popular. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in 45 government health clinics across Negeri Sembilan. Respondents at diabetes clinics were selected via systematic random sampling and interviewed using structured questionnaire. CAM usage was divided into three groups; CAM use for diabetes (CAM-DM), CAM use for general health (CAM-G) and Non CAM user. The prevalent use of CAM among type II diabetes mellitus patients in Negeri Sembilan was 58.5% (CAM-DM: 40.6% and CAM-G: 17.9%). For CAM-DM group, bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) was the most popular CAM consumed to help control diabetes, while supplement milk was the most popular choice for the CAM-G group. In conclusion, the use of CAM among type II diabetes mellitus patients in Negeri Sembilan was common. Natural products are the main choice of CAM modality used to help with the management of diabetes. Majority of CAM users never informed their healthcare providers about their CAM use. Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10848/1/14_baharom_et_al_pdf_61554.pdf Baharom N, and Shamsul Azhar Shah, and Rotina AB, (2016) Prevalence of complementary alternative medicine use among patients with type II diabetes in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Medicine & Health, 11 (2). pp. 257-266. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/11/2
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description The uses of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) among patients with chronic diseases are becoming increasingly popular. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in 45 government health clinics across Negeri Sembilan. Respondents at diabetes clinics were selected via systematic random sampling and interviewed using structured questionnaire. CAM usage was divided into three groups; CAM use for diabetes (CAM-DM), CAM use for general health (CAM-G) and Non CAM user. The prevalent use of CAM among type II diabetes mellitus patients in Negeri Sembilan was 58.5% (CAM-DM: 40.6% and CAM-G: 17.9%). For CAM-DM group, bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) was the most popular CAM consumed to help control diabetes, while supplement milk was the most popular choice for the CAM-G group. In conclusion, the use of CAM among type II diabetes mellitus patients in Negeri Sembilan was common. Natural products are the main choice of CAM modality used to help with the management of diabetes. Majority of CAM users never informed their healthcare providers about their CAM use.
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author Baharom N,
Shamsul Azhar Shah,
Rotina AB,
spellingShingle Baharom N,
Shamsul Azhar Shah,
Rotina AB,
Prevalence of complementary alternative medicine use among patients with type II diabetes in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
author_facet Baharom N,
Shamsul Azhar Shah,
Rotina AB,
author_sort Baharom N,
title Prevalence of complementary alternative medicine use among patients with type II diabetes in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
title_short Prevalence of complementary alternative medicine use among patients with type II diabetes in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
title_full Prevalence of complementary alternative medicine use among patients with type II diabetes in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
title_fullStr Prevalence of complementary alternative medicine use among patients with type II diabetes in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of complementary alternative medicine use among patients with type II diabetes in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
title_sort prevalence of complementary alternative medicine use among patients with type ii diabetes in negeri sembilan, malaysia
publisher Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10848/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10848/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10848/1/14_baharom_et_al_pdf_61554.pdf
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