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Use of Folk Therapy in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of Prevalence and Associated Factors

Background. This study investigates the prevalence of and factors associated with users of folk therapy in Taiwan. Methods. Using data from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey and the National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified 16,750 adults aged 20 years and older. Sociodemogra...

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Autores principales: Shih, Chun-Chuan, Huang, Lu-Hsiang, Lane, Hsin-Long, Tsai, Chin-Chuan, Lin, Jaung-Geng, Chen, Ta-Liang, Yeh, Chun-Chieh, Liao, Chien-Chang
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Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26170878
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/649265
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author Shih, Chun-Chuan
Huang, Lu-Hsiang
Lane, Hsin-Long
Tsai, Chin-Chuan
Lin, Jaung-Geng
Chen, Ta-Liang
Yeh, Chun-Chieh
Liao, Chien-Chang
author_facet Shih, Chun-Chuan
Huang, Lu-Hsiang
Lane, Hsin-Long
Tsai, Chin-Chuan
Lin, Jaung-Geng
Chen, Ta-Liang
Yeh, Chun-Chieh
Liao, Chien-Chang
author_sort Shih, Chun-Chuan
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description Background. This study investigates the prevalence of and factors associated with users of folk therapy in Taiwan. Methods. Using data from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey and the National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified 16,750 adults aged 20 years and older. Sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, medical utilization, and health behaviors were compared between people using and not using folk therapy. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of factors associated with folk therapy were analyzed. Results. The one-month prevalence of folk therapy use was 6.8%, which was significantly associated with ages of 30–59 years (OR = 1.98, 95% CI = 1.49–2.63), women (OR = 1.63, 95% CI = 1.40–1.90), nonindigenous population (OR = 1.90, 95% CI = 1.14–3.17), having two or more unhealthy lifestyle habits (OR = 1.51, 95% CI = 1.26–1.81), high density of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physicians (OR = 1.40, 95% CI = 1.20–1.62), and being ill without receiving medical care in past six months (OR = 2.11, 95% CI = 1.76–2.53). Medical care utilization of TCM and Western medicine were also associated factors for folk therapy. Conclusions. The use of folk therapy is correlated with sociodemographics, lifestyle and health behaviors.
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spelling pubmed-44808122015-07-13 Use of Folk Therapy in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of Prevalence and Associated Factors Shih, Chun-Chuan Huang, Lu-Hsiang Lane, Hsin-Long Tsai, Chin-Chuan Lin, Jaung-Geng Chen, Ta-Liang Yeh, Chun-Chieh Liao, Chien-Chang Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article Background. This study investigates the prevalence of and factors associated with users of folk therapy in Taiwan. Methods. Using data from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey and the National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified 16,750 adults aged 20 years and older. Sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, medical utilization, and health behaviors were compared between people using and not using folk therapy. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of factors associated with folk therapy were analyzed. Results. The one-month prevalence of folk therapy use was 6.8%, which was significantly associated with ages of 30–59 years (OR = 1.98, 95% CI = 1.49–2.63), women (OR = 1.63, 95% CI = 1.40–1.90), nonindigenous population (OR = 1.90, 95% CI = 1.14–3.17), having two or more unhealthy lifestyle habits (OR = 1.51, 95% CI = 1.26–1.81), high density of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physicians (OR = 1.40, 95% CI = 1.20–1.62), and being ill without receiving medical care in past six months (OR = 2.11, 95% CI = 1.76–2.53). Medical care utilization of TCM and Western medicine were also associated factors for folk therapy. Conclusions. The use of folk therapy is correlated with sociodemographics, lifestyle and health behaviors. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-06-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4480812/ /pubmed/26170878 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/649265 Text en Copyright © 2015 Chun-Chuan Shih et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Shih, Chun-Chuan
Huang, Lu-Hsiang
Lane, Hsin-Long
Tsai, Chin-Chuan
Lin, Jaung-Geng
Chen, Ta-Liang
Yeh, Chun-Chieh
Liao, Chien-Chang
Use of Folk Therapy in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of Prevalence and Associated Factors
title Use of Folk Therapy in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of Prevalence and Associated Factors
title_full Use of Folk Therapy in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of Prevalence and Associated Factors
title_fullStr Use of Folk Therapy in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of Prevalence and Associated Factors
title_full_unstemmed Use of Folk Therapy in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of Prevalence and Associated Factors
title_short Use of Folk Therapy in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of Prevalence and Associated Factors
title_sort use of folk therapy in taiwan: a nationwide cross-sectional survey of prevalence and associated factors
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26170878
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/649265
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