Factors associated with complementary medicine use in pediatric musculoskeletal conditions: Results from a national survey

Ezra M. Cohen; Michelle L. Dossett; Darshan H. Mehta; Roger B. Davis; Yvonne C. Lee

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2017.02.001

Factors associated with complementary medicine use in pediatric musculoskeletal conditions: Results from a national survey

Ezra M. Cohen^*, Michelle L. Dossett, Darshan H. Mehta, Roger B. Davis, Yvonne C. Lee

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Objectives Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is common in children, but its use has only been investigated in children with musculoskeletal conditions (MSK) to a limited extent. We aimed to characterize factors associated with CAM use in children with MSK conditions. Methods Within the 2012 National Health Interview Survey dataset (including its child CAM supplement), we examined factors associated with CAM use in children with MSK conditions and performed an analysis examining the perceived usefulness of CAM therapies for MSK conditions. Results Overall, there were 10,218 children in the dataset. 28.0% of children with MSK conditions used CAM, compared to 8.8% of children without MSK conditions. Gender (p = 0.003), region (p = 0.001), race (p = 0.001), parental CAM use (p < 0.001), education (<0.001), and having anxiety, stress or depression (p = 0.030) were correlated with CAM use. Among 90 children who reported on CAM use, 89.7% said that CAM helped some or a great deal for their MSK condition. Conclusions Several factors, particularly parental education and parental CAM use, were associated with CAM use, and self-reported improvement rates were high. Interventional trials are needed to determine the efficacy of specific CAM therapies for treating different MSK conditions in children.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	53-58
Number of pages	6
Journal	Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Volume	31
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2017.02.001
State	Published - Apr 1 2017

Funding

This work was conducted with support from Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center (National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health Award UL1 TR001102) and financial contributions from Harvard University and its affiliated academic healthcare centers. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of Harvard Catalyst, Harvard University and its affiliated academic healthcare centers, or the National Institutes of Health.

Keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine
Integrative medicine
Musculoskeletal diseases
Pediatrics
Rheumatology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Complementary and Manual Therapy
Complementary and alternative medicine
Advanced and Specialized Nursing

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