scholarly journals Factors Associated With Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Literature Review

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 346-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Usher ◽  
Pauline Fox ◽  
Caroline Lafarge ◽  
Kathryn Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Irritable Bowel ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

scholarly journals Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome According to the Roma IV Criteria: A Single-Center Italian Survey

Medicina ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiziana Larussa ◽  
Marianna Rossi ◽  
Evelina Suraci ◽  
Raffaella Marasco ◽  
Maria Imeneo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Irritable Bowel ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rome Iv ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as assessed by the Rome IV criteria. Methods: Consecutive patients referring for IBS were re-evaluated according to the Rome IV criteria. Demographic features and characteristics potentially associated with the use of CAM were collected. A validated, self-administered, survey questionnaire dealing with CAM and patients’ level of knowledge, motivation, perception, and information seeking-behavior toward the use of CAM was analyzed. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed in order to identify predictors of CAM use among participants. Results: Among 156 patients claiming IBS, 137 (88%) met the Rome IV criteria, and 62 of them (45%) were CAM users. Biologically based therapy was the most chosen CAM (78%). Significant risk factors (adjusted odds ratio, 95% confidence interval) for the use of CAM were female gender (7.22, 2.31–22.51), a higher BMI (1.16, 1.02–1.33), and a good knowledge of CAM (4.46, 1.73–11.45), while having children was a protective factor (0.25, 0.07–0.95). Only 19% of patients used CAM due to medical advice and over half (51%) thought it was a “more natural” approach. Although a minority of patients (16%) had full satisfaction from CAM, 81% of users would repeat the CAM experience for their IBS symptoms. Conclusions: The widespread use of CAM in IBS, the patients’ belief in its safety, and their willingness to re-use it suggest that knowledge of health-care providers and patient education should be improved.

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