Complementary and alternative medicine use in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease and juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) is potentially prevalent among paediatric patients with chronic diseases but with variable rates among different age groups, diseases and countries. There are no recent reports on CAM use among paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in Europe. We hypothesized that CAM use associates with a more severe disease in paediatric IBD and JIA.

Methods

A cross-sectional questionnaire study among adolescent outpatients with IBD and JIA addressing the frequency and type of CAM use during the past year. The patients were recruited at the Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Results

Of the 147 respondents, 97 had IBD (Crohn's disease: n = 46; m

SUBMITTER: Nousiainen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4101821 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature