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Complementary and alternative medicine use in self-management of diabetes: A qualitative study of patient and user conversations in online forums.
Alzahrani, Abdulaziz Saud; Greenfield, Sheila M; Paudyal, Vibhu.
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  • Alzahrani AS; School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Sir Robert Aitken Institute for Medical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
  • Greenfield SM; Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
  • Paudyal V; School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Sir Robert Aitken Institute for Medical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK. v.paudyal@bham.ac.uk.
Int J Clin Pharm ; 44(6): 1312-1324, 2022 Dec.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36136208
BACKGROUND: An important part of diabetes self-management includes discussing and seeking informal advice from others. AIM: This study aimed to explore beliefs and experiences of patients in relation to their use of CAM in diabetes through the use of data from online patient forum discussions. METHOD: Google search engine was used to identify relevant web-based online discussion forums in English language focussing on CAM use (including herbal and other unorthodox therapies) in diabetes and posted by either patients or carers. No date limit was imposed. A qualitative content analysis was adopted for analysis. RESULTS: Twenty-two online forums containing 77 threads with 1156 posts and replies were identified. Seven major themes emerged from the data analysis including: patient beliefs regarding CAM use, perceived effectiveness and safety of CAM, evidence base and information seeking. Patients used online forums to seek information about the benefits, side effects and share positive and negative experiences of CAM use. Feeling stressed, frustrated or overwhelmed with diabetes and prescribed medications was often linked to their decisions to use CAM. They described that healthcare professionals were often unaware or unable to help in regards to their queries around CAMs. CONCLUSION: Patients with diabetes use online forums to share information regarding CAM use. There is a scope for professional societies, patient charities and health systems to offer such online platforms to promote rationale use of CAM, provide evidence-based information to patients and alleviate fears and concerns around diabetes and prescribed medicines.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Terapias Complementarias / Diabetes Mellitus / Automanejo Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Clin Pharm Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Terapias Complementarias / Diabetes Mellitus / Automanejo Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Clin Pharm Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos