Sirois, F.M. (2014) Health-related self-perceptions over time and provider-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use in people with inflammatory bowel disease or arthritis. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 22 (4). 701 - 709. ISSN 0965-2299
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To prospectively investigate how health-related self-perceptions are associated with use of provider-based CAM in two chronic inflammatory diseases, arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
DESIGN AND SETTING: A prospective online survey was administered to convenience samples of individuals with arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease, and a follow-up survey completed 6 months later. Participants were recruited via online ads, through national organizations, and support groups.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Surveys included measures of demographics, use of provider-delivered CAM, disease-related factors, self-perceptions of having a healthy lifestyle and being able to handle stress, and trait resilience.
RESULTS: 325 people (170 with arthritis and 155 with IBD) completed the initial and follow-up surveys. Rates of CAM use were 43.2% and 45.9% for the arthritis and IBD groups, respectively. T-tests revealed significant differences on healthy lifestyle self-perceptions and trait resilience for both illness groups. Differences in self-perceptions about handling stress were only significant in the IBD group. Multivariate logistic regression controlling for demographics and health-related variables revealed that seeing oneself as having a healthy lifestyle predicted CAM use in both illness groups. Being resilient predicted CAM use only in the IBD group, and self-perceptions about handling stress predicted CAM use only in the arthritis group.
CONCLUSIONS: This study provides insights into how health-related self-perceptions are prospectively linked to provider-based CAM use in patients with chronic inflammatory disease. This information is important for both health-care practitioners and researchers as it has implications for maximizing the health-promoting aspects of CAM use and understanding CAM adherence.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Complementary Therapies in Medicine. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Arthritis; Inflammatory bowel disease; Lifestyle; Personality; Provider-based CAM; Resilience; Self-perceptions; Adult; Aged; Arthritis; Complementary Therapies; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Life Style; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Young Adult |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2015 13:58 |
Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2018 04:59 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2014.07.003 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ctim.2014.07.003 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91787 |