在患有甲状腺疾病的患者中使用补充和替代医学 (CAM) 的流行,模式和披露:伊朗的横截面研究
Mohadeseh Ostovar1, Mesbah Shams2, Marjan Mahmoudi3
1Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Department of Persian Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Heliyon
|July 23, 2024
概括
补充和替代医学 (CAM) 被伊朗甲状腺疾病患者广泛使用,药用草药最受欢迎. 许多患者不向医生披露CAM使用情况,尽管报告了好处.
科学领域:
- 综合医学是一个整体的医学.
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 补充和替代医学 (CAM) 越来越多地用于各种健康状况.
- 了解甲状腺疾病等慢性疾病患者的CAM使用模式对于综合护理至关重要.
- 以前的研究还没有完全阐明伊朗甲状腺疾病患者中CAM患病率和模式.
研究的目的:
- 确定补充和替代医学 (CAM) 使用的流行率和模式.
- 调查伊朗甲状腺疾病患者中向医疗保健提供者披露CAM使用情况.
- 在这个患者群体中确定与CAM使用相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项描述性-分析性横截面研究.
- 这项研究包括343名患有甲状腺疾病的患者,这些患者访问了伊朗希拉兹的内部医学诊所.
- 用I-CAM-Q (I-CAM-IR) 问卷的波斯版来评估CAM使用情况.
主要成果:
- 在过去的12个月中,CAM使用率很高 (85.4%),药用草药是最常见的模式 (63%).
- 祈祷是最常见的自我护理CAM实践 (70%),CAM主要用于增强福祉.
- 妇女的CAM利用率明显高 (比男性高四倍),特别是草药. 相当多的患者 (46%) 报告了显著的益处,但没有向医生披露CAM使用情况.
结论:
- 补充和替代医学 (CAM) 的使用率很高,特别是草药,在伊朗的甲状腺疾病患者中很普遍.
- 这些发现强调了患者和医生之间公开讨论CAM使用的重要性,以全面管理甲状腺疾病.
- 需要进行进一步的研究,以探索在这个人群中常用的CAM模式的特定疗效和安全性.
相关概念视频
Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System II: Health Perception Pattern
90
Assessing the gastrointestinal (GI) system is a complex process that begins with collecting subjective data. This data, collected through patient interviews, provides crucial insights into the patient's health history, perception patterns, and lifestyle habits, all contributing significantly to GI health.
Health Perception Patterns
Health perception patterns offer valuable insights into a patient's lifestyle habits and how they may impact their GI health. These patterns include:
Health Perception Patterns
Health perception patterns offer valuable insights into a patient's lifestyle habits and how they may impact their GI health. These patterns include:
90
Synthesis and Regulation of Thyroid Hormones
4.4K
Low blood levels of the thyroid hormones — triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) — signal the hypothalamus to release the thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). TRH then reaches the pituitary gland and stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH) into the bloodstream.
Upon reaching the thyroid gland, TSH stimulates the follicular cells' active uptake of iodide ions from the blood. The ions diffuse to the apical surface of the cells and are oxidized to iodine. The...
Upon reaching the thyroid gland, TSH stimulates the follicular cells' active uptake of iodide ions from the blood. The ions diffuse to the apical surface of the cells and are oxidized to iodine. The...
4.4K
Drugs for Treatment of Crohn's Disease in IBD Using Immunomodulatory Agents
149
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disorder marked by chronic inflammation of the GI tract. Various treatment strategies for Crohn's disease are employed, such as immunomodulatory agents, glucocorticoids, and biologics or anti-TNF therapy. Azathioprine (Imuran), a commonly used immunomodulatory drug for Crohn's disease, is converted in the body to mercaptopurine, which inhibits purine biosynthesis and cell proliferation. Both are utilized in severe cases of Inflammatory Bowel...
149


