Natural Product Dietary Supplement Use by Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Natural product dietary supplements (NDS), defined as non-mineral, non-vitamin, ingested, natural product-derived, substances, are the most frequently used complementary and alternative medicine modality in the US, with musculoskeletal disease being the most frequent reason for their use. Because NDS usage is frequently unreported, and patients with RA may be at higher risk for NDS-related side effects due the underlying nature of the disease and frequent use of complex pharmaceutical regimens, a scoping review of the literature was undertaken to examine population-based patterns of NDS use for RA self-management.

Methods

Using guidelines for scoping reviews, Allied and Complementary Medicine, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, the Cochra

SUBMITTER: DeSalvo JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6322678 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature