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2017-09-14T04:37:49Z
2015-11
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, v. 42, NO 11, Page. 2075-2081
0315-162X
1499-2752
http://www.jrheum.org/content/42/11/2075
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/29142
Objective. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is often painful and debilitating. Patients with RA are increasingly receiving complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). We aimed to identify the patient characteristics and disease-specific factors associated with Korean patients with RA who decide to start treatment with CAM. Methods. Among the total 5371 patients with RA in the KORean Observational study Network for Arthritis (KORONA), 2175 patients who had no experience with CAM were included in our study. In our study, we assessed the frequency of new incident CAM use, its patterns, and the predictive factors of new CAM use. Results. Of the 2175 patients, 229 patients (10.5%) newly started receiving CAM within a year of enrolling in the cohort. Of those who started treatment with CAM, 17.0% received only herbal medicine, 54.6% only acupuncture treatments (7.0% used a combination of both), and 21.4% "Other" (e.g., physical therapy and placental extract injections). Women (OR 1.89, 95% CI 1.13-3.14) and patients with depression (OR 3.52, 95% CI 1.65-7.50) were significantly more likely to be treated with CAM. Regarding household types, patients who lived in an extended family (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.08-2.95) or as part of a couple (OR 1.55, 95% CI 1.07-2.24) were more likely to be treated with CAM than patients living in a nuclear family. Conclusion. Our study found, within a year, an incidence rate of 10.5% for new CAM use among patients with no previous experience with CAM. Sex, depression, and household type were significantly associated with new CAM use.
Supported by a grant of the Korea Healthcare Technology R&D Project, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (HI10C2020).
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J RHEUMATOL PUBL CO
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
SEX
DEPRESSION
HOUSEHOLD
Factors Associated with the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Korean Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Article
11
42
10.3899/jrheum.141447
2075-2081
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
Han, Minkyung
Sung, Yoon-Kyoung
Cho, Soo-Kyung
Kim, Dam
Won, Soyoung
Choi, Chan-Bum
Bang, So-Young
Cha, Hoon-Suk
Choe, Jung-Yoon
Chung, Won Tae
2015002517
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE[S]
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
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