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- Title
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Males With Duchenne or Becker Muscular Dystrophy.
- Authors
Nabukera, Sarah K.; Romitti, Paul A.; Campbell, Kimberly A.; Meaney, F. John; Caspers, Kristin M.; Mathews, Katherine D.; Sherlock, Stacey M. Hockett; Puzhankara, Soman; Cunniff, Christopher; Druschel, Charlotte M.; Pandya, Shree; Matthews, Dennis J.; Ciafaloni, Emma
- Abstract
Use of complementary and alternative medicine by males with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy was examined using interview reports from caregivers enrolled in the population-based Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network. Of the 200 caregivers interviewed, 160 (80%) reported “ever” using complementary and alternative medicine for their affected children. Mind-body medicine (61.5%) was most frequently used, followed by biologically based practices (48.0%), manipulative and body-based practices (29.0%), and whole medical systems (8.5%). Caregivers reporting use of whole medical systems had higher education and income levels compared with nonusers; affected males had shorter disease duration. Caregivers reporting use of mind-body medicine, excluding aquatherapy, had higher education level compared with nonusers. Overall, complementary and alternative medicine use was high; disease duration, education, and income levels influenced use. These findings have implications for developing clinical care protocols and monitoring possible interactions between complementary and alternative medicine and conventional medical therapies.
- Subjects
DUCHENNE muscular dystrophy; BECKER muscular dystrophy; ALTERNATIVE medicine; CAREGIVERS; MEDICAL protocols
- Publication
Journal of Child Neurology, 2012, Vol 27, Issue 6, p734
- ISSN
0883-0738
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0883073811426501