补充和替代医学在白风中的使用:一个横截面调查
Sneha Poondru1, Lynna J Yang1, Roopal V Kundu2
1Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N St Clair Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Archives of dermatological research
|April 23, 2024
概括
许多白风患者使用补充和替代医学 (CAM),包括补充剂和天然油,因为他们对传统治疗不满意. 非白人更有可能使用CAM,并积极地看待它.
科学领域:
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 综合医学是一个整体的医学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 白风会导致皮肤脱色,影响生活质量,特别是在肤色有色的人群中.
- 传统治疗方法的有效性有限,推动了对补充和替代医学 (CAM) 的兴趣.
研究的目的:
- 调查美国白风患者中CAM使用的流行率,模式和看法.
- 为了确定患者报告的CAM使用的原因,并探索使用的人口差异.
主要方法:
- 在美国,对625名白风患者进行了一项匿名,横截面的在线调查.
- 收集的数据包括疾病特征,常规治疗使用,尝试的CAM模式和对CAM的看法.
主要成果:
- 32.5%的参与者报告使用CAM,常见的选择包括维生素D,B12,C,尼日利亚油,欧米茄-3脂肪酸,叶酸和维生素E.
- 使用CAM的主要原因是对"自然"或"新"疗法的渴望,对传统医学的丧,以及对副作用的恐惧.
- 与白人参与者相比,非白人参与者显示出更高的CAM使用率和更积极的看法. 只有43.3%的人向医生披露了CAM的使用情况.
结论:
- 风患者经常使用CAM,但往往不向医生透露.
- 皮肤科医生应该询问CAM使用情况,以提供全面的患者护理.
- 需要进一步的研究来评估CAM作为白风的辅助疗法的作用.
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