Rates, patterns, and predictors of complementary medicine use among patients with musculoskeletal diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate the extent of complementary medicine (CM) use and the most common therapies utilized by Jordanian patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) diseases.

Methods

A semi-structured questionnaire was used to conduct a cross-sectional survey of outpatient orthopedic and rheumatology patients at an academic medical center in Amman, Jordan between January and September 2020.

Results

A convenience sample of 1001 patients was interviewed (82% females). Pearson's chi-square comparisons showed that nutritional CM was used by 43.4% of patients, while 29.8% used physical CM, and 16% used both. Almost all used the nutritional or physical CM in addition to their prescribed treatment. Nutritional form use was significantly higher among females, older age groups, married pe

SUBMITTER: Alnaimat F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10289458 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature