作者
Mohammad Hashem Hashempur, Mojtaba Heydari, Seyed Hamdollah Mosavat, Seyyed Taghi Heydari, Mesbah Shams
发表日期
2015/9/1
期刊
Journal of integrative medicine
卷号
13
期号
5
页码范围
319-325
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Objective
There is increasing interest in complementary and alternative medicine generally, and especially by those affected by chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus. We aimed to determine the prevalence and pattern of complementary and alternative medicine use among patients suffering from diabetes mellitus in Shiraz, southern Iran. Another objective was to explore associated factors for use of complementary and alternative medicine among patients with diabetes mellitus.
Methods
A 19-item semi-structured questionnaire (open- and close-ended) was administered to 239 patients with diabetes mellitus in this cross-sectional study. It was carried out in two outpatient diabetes clinics affiliated with the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Results
One hundred and eighty patients (75.3%) used at least one type of complementary and alternative medicine in the last year prior to the interview …
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