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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Patients with Dry Eye Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Survey Study

INTRODUCTION: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) includes all healthcare practices that are not part of conventional medicine. One of the most common eye disorders for visiting an ophthalmology clinic is dry eye disease (DED), and due to the increasing number of CAM used for eye conditions...

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Autores principales: Aljuhani, Ghada Awad, Afandi, Rahaf, Alkayyal, Aaesha A, Alharbi, Jana, Alharbi, Abeer Surihan, Alsaedi, Mohammed, AlHujaili, Haneen
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10615095/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37908898
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S435346
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author Aljuhani, Ghada Awad
Afandi, Rahaf
Alkayyal, Aaesha A
Alharbi, Jana
Alharbi, Abeer Surihan
Alsaedi, Mohammed
AlHujaili, Haneen
author_facet Aljuhani, Ghada Awad
Afandi, Rahaf
Alkayyal, Aaesha A
Alharbi, Jana
Alharbi, Abeer Surihan
Alsaedi, Mohammed
AlHujaili, Haneen
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description INTRODUCTION: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) includes all healthcare practices that are not part of conventional medicine. One of the most common eye disorders for visiting an ophthalmology clinic is dry eye disease (DED), and due to the increasing number of CAM used for eye conditions, 1 in 5 patients has been reported in previous studies to use CAM for eye treatment. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of CAM use among patients with (DED). METHODS: A web-based survey was used to collect the data, the first part of the questionnaire was about demographic data, and the second part included a validated Arabic version of the ocular surface disease index (OSDI). The third part was about practices that alleviate DED other than conventional medicine. RESULTS: The total sample was 282, 61 were males, and 221 were females. Most participants (48.5%) were between 25 and 44 years old, 90% were Saudi, and only 10% were non-Saudi. Of the participant, 70% reported having attained a university or higher education level. The prevalence of the use of CAM among patients with dry eye was around 85%. The most frequently reported type of CAM used among the participants was faith healing (Ruqyah) (41%). This was followed by warm compressors (37%). There was no significant correlation between the severity of OSDI and using CAM, as the p-value was 0.909. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, our study shows that CAM is a popular choice among patients with dry eye syndrome. Faith healing and warm compressors are the most used types of CAM. However, the lack of correlation between OSDI severity and CAM use indicates that patients may use CAM for reasons other than symptom severity. Further research is needed to explore the reasons behind CAM use and its effectiveness in managing dry eye syndrome.
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spelling pubmed-106150952023-10-31 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Patients with Dry Eye Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Survey Study Aljuhani, Ghada Awad Afandi, Rahaf Alkayyal, Aaesha A Alharbi, Jana Alharbi, Abeer Surihan Alsaedi, Mohammed AlHujaili, Haneen Clin Ophthalmol Original Research INTRODUCTION: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) includes all healthcare practices that are not part of conventional medicine. One of the most common eye disorders for visiting an ophthalmology clinic is dry eye disease (DED), and due to the increasing number of CAM used for eye conditions, 1 in 5 patients has been reported in previous studies to use CAM for eye treatment. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of CAM use among patients with (DED). METHODS: A web-based survey was used to collect the data, the first part of the questionnaire was about demographic data, and the second part included a validated Arabic version of the ocular surface disease index (OSDI). The third part was about practices that alleviate DED other than conventional medicine. RESULTS: The total sample was 282, 61 were males, and 221 were females. Most participants (48.5%) were between 25 and 44 years old, 90% were Saudi, and only 10% were non-Saudi. Of the participant, 70% reported having attained a university or higher education level. The prevalence of the use of CAM among patients with dry eye was around 85%. The most frequently reported type of CAM used among the participants was faith healing (Ruqyah) (41%). This was followed by warm compressors (37%). There was no significant correlation between the severity of OSDI and using CAM, as the p-value was 0.909. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, our study shows that CAM is a popular choice among patients with dry eye syndrome. Faith healing and warm compressors are the most used types of CAM. However, the lack of correlation between OSDI severity and CAM use indicates that patients may use CAM for reasons other than symptom severity. Further research is needed to explore the reasons behind CAM use and its effectiveness in managing dry eye syndrome. Dove 2023-10-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10615095/ /pubmed/37908898 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S435346 Text en © 2023 Aljuhani et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Aljuhani, Ghada Awad
Afandi, Rahaf
Alkayyal, Aaesha A
Alharbi, Jana
Alharbi, Abeer Surihan
Alsaedi, Mohammed
AlHujaili, Haneen
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Patients with Dry Eye Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Survey Study
title Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Patients with Dry Eye Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Survey Study
title_full Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Patients with Dry Eye Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Survey Study
title_fullStr Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Patients with Dry Eye Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Survey Study
title_full_unstemmed Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Patients with Dry Eye Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Survey Study
title_short Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Patients with Dry Eye Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Survey Study
title_sort complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with dry eye syndrome in saudi arabia: a survey study
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10615095/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37908898
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S435346
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