Factors Associated With Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Literature Review
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Usher, Lee
Fox, Pauline
Lafarge, Caroline
Mitchell, Kathryn
Abstract / Description
Aim: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional bowel condition, which has substantial impact on quality of life and use of healthcare services. Patients often report using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for symptom management despite limited evidence to support its use. Psychological factors have been shown to be important in both influencing CAM use and as avenues of intervention to assist in managing IBS symptoms. Therefore, this review assessed prevalence of and psychological factors associated with CAM use by people with IBS. Method: Five electronic databases (including AMED, EMBASE and PsychINFO) were searched for studies that examined both the extent of and the reasons for CAM use. Five studies met the inclusion criteria. Results: Prevalence of CAM use ranged from 9% to 38%. CAM use was associated with psychosocial factors, including concerns about conventional medical care (i.e., the perceived harmful effects of medication, perception that conventional medicine had failed, and lack of satisfaction with conventional care) and anxiety. Conclusion: These findings identify psychological factors associated with CAM use which could be targeted through psychologically oriented management strategies for those affected with IBS.
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irritable bowel syndrome complementary and alternative medicine literature reviewPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2013-11-25
Journal title
Psychology, Community & Health
Volume
2
Issue
3
Page numbers
346–361
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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Review status
peerReviewed
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Usher, L., Fox, P., Lafarge, C., & Mitchell, K. (2013). Factors Associated With Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Literature Review. Psychology, Community & Health, 2(3), 346–361. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v2i3.65
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Usher, Lee
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Fox, Pauline
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Lafarge, Caroline
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Mitchell, Kathryn
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Date of first publication2013-11-25
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Abstract / DescriptionAim: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional bowel condition, which has substantial impact on quality of life and use of healthcare services. Patients often report using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for symptom management despite limited evidence to support its use. Psychological factors have been shown to be important in both influencing CAM use and as avenues of intervention to assist in managing IBS symptoms. Therefore, this review assessed prevalence of and psychological factors associated with CAM use by people with IBS. Method: Five electronic databases (including AMED, EMBASE and PsychINFO) were searched for studies that examined both the extent of and the reasons for CAM use. Five studies met the inclusion criteria. Results: Prevalence of CAM use ranged from 9% to 38%. CAM use was associated with psychosocial factors, including concerns about conventional medical care (i.e., the perceived harmful effects of medication, perception that conventional medicine had failed, and lack of satisfaction with conventional care) and anxiety. Conclusion: These findings identify psychological factors associated with CAM use which could be targeted through psychologically oriented management strategies for those affected with IBS.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationUsher, L., Fox, P., Lafarge, C., & Mitchell, K. (2013). Factors Associated With Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Literature Review. Psychology, Community & Health, 2(3), 346–361. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v2i3.65en_US
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ISSN2182-438X
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1889
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2255
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v2i3.65
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Keyword(s)irritable bowel syndromeen_US
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Keyword(s)complementary and alternative medicineen_US
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Keyword(s)literature reviewen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleFactors Associated With Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Literature Reviewen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue3
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Journal titlePsychology, Community & Health
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Page numbers346–361
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Volume2
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