title: Use of complementary medicine amongst asthmatic patients in primary care.
abstract: Complementary Medicine (CM) usage amongst asthmatic patients was studied. Eighty-eight patients, selected by systematic random sampling in two public polyclinics in April/May 2004, were interviewed. They completed a structured pre-tested questionnaire. Forty-one percent were using CM, majority (64%) together with conventional therapy. Eighty-one percent did not inform their physicians of their CM usage. More Malays were using CM which included nutritional supplements, herbs, yoga, homoeopathy, reflexology and massage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Primary Care & Public Health, Royal College of Medicine Perak, 3 Jalan Greentown, 30450 Ipoh, Perak.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mokhtar
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires