Complementary and alternative medicine use among type 2 diabetes patients in a tertiary care hospital

Shamiya Sadiq; Kanika Khajuria; Vijay Khajuria

doi:10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20174656

Authors

Shamiya Sadiq Department of Pharmacology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Kanika Khajuria Department of Pharmacology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Vijay Khajuria Department of Pharmacology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20174656

Keywords:

Anti diabetic drugs, Complementary and alternative medicine, CAM, Diabetes mellitus, Tertiary care

Abstract

Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is prevalent among chronic diseases like Diabetes mellitus (DM). Therefore, the aim was to study the pattern of CAM use among Type2DM in our set up.

Methods: The study was done in diabetic patients attending OPD of Government medical college hospital over a period of 2 months. Patients who gave consent were subjected to a pre-structured questionnaire which consisted of two parts pertaining to socio-demographic profile and CAM usage details.

Results: Out of 280 patients enrolled in the study, 110 admitted being CAM users along with conventional Anti-Diabetic treatment. The CAM users were mostly females (56.36%) and were from rural background (70.90%). CAM was prevalent in educated patients (90.90%) more than illiterates (9.09%). Ayurveda (44.54%) was the most common type of CAM used and relatives (58.18%) provided main source of CAM information. 32.72% patients thought that CAM is safe, effective (20.90%) and less costly (19.09%). Only 16.36% patients disclosed regarding their CAM usage to the attending physician while majority (83.63%) were non-revealers. The results suggest that patients should be encouraged to reveal to their physician regarding CAM as it can avoid possibility of interactions.

Conclusions: CAM is prevalent in T2DM and more so in females from rural areas. Ayurveda was the most widely type of CAM used and majority of patients did not disclose to the treating physician regarding CAM usage.

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