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| Title |
Patterns and Determinants of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioner Use among Adults with Diabetes in Queensland, Australia
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| Published in |
Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM), August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1155/2012/659419 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Chi-Wai Lui, Jo Dower, Maria Donald, Joseph R. Coll |
| Abstract |
There is evidence that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is common among people with diabetes. The role of CAM in the treatment or management of diabetes is an emerging health issue given the potential side effects and benefits associated with the use of this kind of medicine. This paper examined patterns and determinants of CAM practitioner use in Queensland, Australia, using a large population-based sample of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The study found that within a 12-month period, 7.7% of people with diabetes used the services of CAM practitioners alongside or as a complement to conventional health care service. Younger age, female gender, a higher education, having private health insurance, and engagement in preventive health behaviours are significant predictors of individuals who are more likely to visit a CAM practitioner. There was no significant difference in CAM practitioner use between people with type 1, type 2 insulin requiring, or type 2 noninsulin requiring diabetes. The findings highlight the need for further research on the role of CAM in the prevention and management of diabetes. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 50 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 8 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Researcher | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 18% |
| Unknown | 16 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 28% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 6% |
| Psychology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 17 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 August 2012.
All research outputs
#22,778,604
of 25,394,764 outputs
Outputs from Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM)
#6,541
of 9,352 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#166,698
of 184,525 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM)
#110
of 134 outputs
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