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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a recent study suggest that adults with asthma or rhinosinusitis often use alternative therapies to treat their conditions.
Dr. Paul D. Blanc and colleagues from the University of California, San Francisco conducted a random population telephone survey of 300 adults with asthma (n = 125) or rhinosinusitis without concomitant asthma (n = 175) to estimate the prevalence of specific alternative therapies. Interviews covered demographics, clinical variables, and data on herbal agents, caffeinated products, homeopathy, acupuncture, aromatherapy, reflexology, and massage.
One hundred twenty-seven subjects (42%) reported using at least one alternative therapy in the previous 12 months. Of these, 33 subjects (26%) were not currently using prescription medications.
The investigators note that 72 participants (24%) reported using herbal agents. Fifty-four subjects (18%) reported using caffeine-containing products, and 66 subjects (22%) reported using other alternative treatments.
"Taking into account demographic variables, subjects with asthma were more likely than those with rhinitis alone to report caffeine self-treatment for their condition (odds ratio, 2.5), but herbal use and other alternative treatments did not differ significantly by condition group," the researches write in the November issue of Chest.
People who used one type of alternative therapy tended to also use others, according to the team.
"Healthcare providers and public health and policy analysts should give greater attention to these practices in assessing their potential impacts on health outcomes among those persons with these conditions," Dr. Blanc and colleagues conclude.
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