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Reasons why Thai patients with chronic kidney disease use or do not use herbal and dietary supplements

Reasons why Thai patients with chronic kidney disease use or do not use herbal and dietary supplements
Reasons why Thai patients with chronic kidney disease use or do not use herbal and dietary supplements
BACKGROUND:
Despite a high prevalence of herbal and dietary supplement use (HDS) in pre-dialysis patients, the reasons are unknown as to why they decide to use HDS. Objectives of the cross-sectional and qualitative studies were to determine reasons for the use and non-use of HDS in Thai patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

METHODS:
This prospective study recruited 421 patients with stage 3-5 CKD from two kidney clinics in Thailand, and 357 were followed up regarding their HDS use over 12 months. Patients receiving renal replacement therapy at baseline were excluded. Participants were interviewed at baseline and in the twelfth month regarding their HDS use, and reasons for their use or non-use of HDS. Among HDS users, 16 patients were enrolled in a qualitative study and were interviewed using eight-open ended questions about reasons for HDS use. Descriptive and thematic analyses were performed.

RESULTS:
Thirty-four percent of patients with CKD consistently used HDS over the 12 months and 17% of all patients intermittently took them during the follow-up period. At baseline, family or friends' recommendation was the most common reason for HDS use (35%), followed by having a perception of benefits from using HDS (24%). During the follow-up period, perceived benefits of HDS was a frequently reported reason for either continuing with HDS use (85%) or starting to use HDS (65%). Negative experience from using HDS influenced patients to stop using them (19%). Although the main reason for non-use of HDS was trust in a doctor or effectiveness of conventional medicine (32%), doubt about the benefits from HDS or concerns about negative effects were frequently reported reasons for non-use (23%). Doctor's recommendations to avoid using HDS were the main influence for non-users (19%) and for those who had stopped using HDS (23%). The media and patients' social network had an impact on HDS use.

CONCLUSIONS:
Patients who perceived benefits from HDS use were more likely to use HDS, whilst non-users had negative attitudes towards HDS. Health professionals therefore should educate patients and their relatives about the risks and benefits from using HDS
herbal medicine, dietary supplements, reason, chronic kidney disease, thailand
1472-6882
473-[9pp]
Tangkiatkumjai, Mayuree
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Boardman, Helen
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Praditpornsilpa, Kearkiat
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Walker, Dawn-Marie
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Tangkiatkumjai, Mayuree
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Boardman, Helen
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Praditpornsilpa, Kearkiat
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Walker, Dawn-Marie
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Tangkiatkumjai, Mayuree, Boardman, Helen, Praditpornsilpa, Kearkiat and Walker, Dawn-Marie (2014) Reasons why Thai patients with chronic kidney disease use or do not use herbal and dietary supplements. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 14 (1), 473-[9pp]. (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-14-473). (PMID:25481733)

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Abstract

BACKGROUND:
Despite a high prevalence of herbal and dietary supplement use (HDS) in pre-dialysis patients, the reasons are unknown as to why they decide to use HDS. Objectives of the cross-sectional and qualitative studies were to determine reasons for the use and non-use of HDS in Thai patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

METHODS:
This prospective study recruited 421 patients with stage 3-5 CKD from two kidney clinics in Thailand, and 357 were followed up regarding their HDS use over 12 months. Patients receiving renal replacement therapy at baseline were excluded. Participants were interviewed at baseline and in the twelfth month regarding their HDS use, and reasons for their use or non-use of HDS. Among HDS users, 16 patients were enrolled in a qualitative study and were interviewed using eight-open ended questions about reasons for HDS use. Descriptive and thematic analyses were performed.

RESULTS:
Thirty-four percent of patients with CKD consistently used HDS over the 12 months and 17% of all patients intermittently took them during the follow-up period. At baseline, family or friends' recommendation was the most common reason for HDS use (35%), followed by having a perception of benefits from using HDS (24%). During the follow-up period, perceived benefits of HDS was a frequently reported reason for either continuing with HDS use (85%) or starting to use HDS (65%). Negative experience from using HDS influenced patients to stop using them (19%). Although the main reason for non-use of HDS was trust in a doctor or effectiveness of conventional medicine (32%), doubt about the benefits from HDS or concerns about negative effects were frequently reported reasons for non-use (23%). Doctor's recommendations to avoid using HDS were the main influence for non-users (19%) and for those who had stopped using HDS (23%). The media and patients' social network had an impact on HDS use.

CONCLUSIONS:
Patients who perceived benefits from HDS use were more likely to use HDS, whilst non-users had negative attitudes towards HDS. Health professionals therefore should educate patients and their relatives about the risks and benefits from using HDS

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Published date: 6 December 2014
Keywords: herbal medicine, dietary supplements, reason, chronic kidney disease, thailand
Organisations: Faculty of Health Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 372784
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/372784
ISSN: 1472-6882
PURE UUID: e900a142-ffc3-48d2-8d6a-6397be7002cd

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Date deposited: 17 Dec 2014 13:29
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 18:42

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Author: Mayuree Tangkiatkumjai
Author: Helen Boardman
Author: Kearkiat Praditpornsilpa
Author: Dawn-Marie Walker

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