Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in patients with organ transplantation in Switzerland
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Date of Publication
September 21, 2015
Publication Type
Conference Paper
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European journal of integrative medicine
ISSN or ISBN (if monograph)
1876-3820
Publisher
Elsevier
Language
English
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Introduction: The aim was to investigate retrospectively
use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in the
treatment of patients with organ transplantation in Switzerland.
Methods: Members of the Swiss transplant association completed
a questionnaire about CAM use retrospectively. Five
different stages were differentiated: CAM usage (1) during
underlying disease, (2) before transplant, (3) during hospitalisation/
rehabilitation from transplant, (4) for transplant
complications and (5) after transplant for other diseases.
Results: Of the 267 patients contacted, 124 (46%) completed
the questionnaire, and data of 118 (44%) participants could be
analyzed: 55 women (47%), mean age 56 years. Overall, 64
(54%) indicated CAM use, with about 30% usage at every stage
(except during hospitalization with only 10%).
Different methods were most common: during underlying
disease classical homeopathy (15% of all participants), before
transplant dietary supplements (13%), during hospitalization
meditation (3%), for transplantation complications dietary supplements
(10%), and after transplant for other diseases massage
(11%).
Among the 64 CAM-users, the most important reasons for the
usage were improvement of general condition (36%) and abatement
of adverse effects of conventional treatment (25%). Among
the 54 non-CAM-users, most frequent reasons for not choosing
CAM were insecurity about interactions with conventional
treatment (46%), and ignorance of this option (28%). About
35% of the CAM-users reported an improved general condition,
while 30% noticed an abatement of side effects of conventional
treatment.
Conclusions: To prevent dangerous interactions with conventional
treatment, more information on possibilities of CAM
in the treatment of patients with transplantations is needed for
doctors and patients.
use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in the
treatment of patients with organ transplantation in Switzerland.
Methods: Members of the Swiss transplant association completed
a questionnaire about CAM use retrospectively. Five
different stages were differentiated: CAM usage (1) during
underlying disease, (2) before transplant, (3) during hospitalisation/
rehabilitation from transplant, (4) for transplant
complications and (5) after transplant for other diseases.
Results: Of the 267 patients contacted, 124 (46%) completed
the questionnaire, and data of 118 (44%) participants could be
analyzed: 55 women (47%), mean age 56 years. Overall, 64
(54%) indicated CAM use, with about 30% usage at every stage
(except during hospitalization with only 10%).
Different methods were most common: during underlying
disease classical homeopathy (15% of all participants), before
transplant dietary supplements (13%), during hospitalization
meditation (3%), for transplantation complications dietary supplements
(10%), and after transplant for other diseases massage
(11%).
Among the 64 CAM-users, the most important reasons for the
usage were improvement of general condition (36%) and abatement
of adverse effects of conventional treatment (25%). Among
the 54 non-CAM-users, most frequent reasons for not choosing
CAM were insecurity about interactions with conventional
treatment (46%), and ignorance of this option (28%). About
35% of the CAM-users reported an improved general condition,
while 30% noticed an abatement of side effects of conventional
treatment.
Conclusions: To prevent dangerous interactions with conventional
treatment, more information on possibilities of CAM
in the treatment of patients with transplantations is needed for
doctors and patients.
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