A survey of complementary and alternative medicine in Iran

Hassan Abolhassani; Mohsen Naseri; Sanam Mahmoudzadeh

doi:10.1007/s11655-012-1124-9

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A survey of complementary and alternative medicine in Iran

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- A survey of complementary and alternative medicine in Iran
- A survey of complementary and alternative medicine in Iran
- 中国结合医学杂志（英文版） 2012年18卷第6期页码：409-416
- Affiliations：
  
  1. Department of Complementary alternative medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,Iran
  2. Complementary Alternative Medicine Research Group, Student Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,Iran
  3. Research fellow, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,Iran
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- DOI：10.1007/s11655-012-1124-9
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- 纸质出版日期：2012，
  
  网络出版日期：2012-7-22，
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Abolhassani, H., Naseri, M. & Mahmoudzadeh, S. A survey of complementary and alternative medicine in Iran., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 18, 409–416 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-012-1124-9

Hassan Abolhassani, Mohsen Naseri, Sanam Mahmoudzadeh. A survey of complementary and alternative medicine in Iran[J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2012,18(6):409-416.
Abolhassani, H., Naseri, M. & Mahmoudzadeh, S. A survey of complementary and alternative medicine in Iran., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 18, 409–416 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-012-1124-9 DOI：

Hassan Abolhassani, Mohsen Naseri, Sanam Mahmoudzadeh. A survey of complementary and alternative medicine in Iran[J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2012,18(6):409-416. DOI： 10.1007/s11655-012-1124-9.

摘要

To survey the use

capability and satisfaction of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in comparison with conventional medicine in Iran. In this national survey

a cross-sectional study was designed

000 people were surveyed to identify predictors of Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) use compared with conventional medicine. Data were collected through a questionnaire that covered three different predictor categories: demographic information

patient’s viewpoint

and patients’ experiences. Most of the participants preferred government owned hospitals rather than other places. Praying for one’s own health was the most frequent and favorable ITM domain (P=0.017) based on patients’ interests

both in low- (P=0.08) and high-level (P=0.011) educated subjects. Among the participants

97.8% had previous conventional medicine history due to their chronic diseases Iranian patients resort to ITM as a choice at the late stage of the disease. Current deficiency in integration of CAM and conventional medicine is in contrast to the increasing demand on patients’ side. Health care organizers should be facilitating the CAM services by tuition of CAM practitioners and supporting eligible CAM centers for diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Abstract

To survey the use

capability and satisfaction of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in comparison with conventional medicine in Iran. In this national survey

a cross-sectional study was designed

patient’s viewpoint

both in low- (P=0.08) and high-level (P=0.011) educated subjects. Among the participants

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effectivenesscomplementary and alternative medicineConventional Medicine

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effectivenesscomplementary and alternative medicineConventional Medicine

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