Complementary alternative medicine use among Chinese Americans: Findings from a community mental health service population
Complementary alternative medicine use among Chinese Americans: Findings from a community mental health service population
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DOI：
10.1176/appi.ps.58.3.402
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发表时间：
2007-03-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Schinke, Steven P.
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作者：
Fang, Lin;Schinke, Steven P.
目的：亚裔美国人中补充替代医学的使用很普遍，但人们对此知之甚少。这项研究探讨了它在报告心理健康症状的华裔美国人中的使用。研究方法：一项横断面调查确定了在社区精神卫生服务中心的城市样本中补充替代医学使用的流行率和相关性。结果如下：在153名华裔美国患者中，126名（82%）报告目前使用补充疗法（巨维生素疗法，46%;草药，43%;按摩，针灸和精神治疗，各约25%）。与非使用者相比，使用者年龄较大，女性，就业，身体机能不太好，文化适应性较差。结论：在美国，移民人口的增长和种族群体成员的心理健康服务消费的增加，要求更多地关注补充替代医学的使用及其帮助传统医疗和心理服务提供的潜力。
Objective: Complementary alternative medicine use among Asian Americans is widespread, yet poorly understood. This study explored its use among Chinese Americans reporting mental health symptoms. Methods: A cross-sectional survey determined the prevalence and correlates of complementary alternative medicine use in an urban sample seen at a community mental health service. Results: Out of 153 Chinese-American patients, 126 ( 82%) reported current use of complementary therapies ( megavitamin therapy, 46%; herbal medicine, 43%; massage, acupuncture, and spiritual healing, about 25% each). Compared with nonusers, users were older, female, employed, less well functioning physically, and less acculturated. Conclusions: Growing immigrant populations and increasing mental health services consumption by members of ethnic-racial groups in the United States call for more attention to complementary alternative medicine use and its potential to aid conventional medical and mental services delivery.