Chronic pain and the use of complementary and alternative medicine in rural Victoria, Australia

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Australian Journal of Rural Health Pub Date : 2024-03-21 DOI:10.1111/ajr.13114

Andrew J. Hamilton, Lisa Bourke, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Kristen M. Glenister, David Simmons

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Abstract

Objective

The relationship between chronic pain and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is poorly understood, and the situation in rural Australia is particularly unclear. The objective here was to determine the socio-demographic factors associated with the use of CAM for the treatment of chronic pain in a region of rural Australia.

Methods

This secondary analysis used data from a population health survey, Crossroads-II, to assess the relationships of various socio-demographic factors with the use of CAM by those suffering from chronic pain.

Design

Face-to-face surveys at households randomly selected from residential address lists.

Setting

A large regional centre and three nearby rural towns in northern Victoria, Australia.

Participants

Sixteen years of age and older.

Main Outcome Measures

Use of a CAM service to treat chronic pain.

Results

Being female (2.40 [1.47, 3.93], p < 0.001) and having a bachelorʼs degree (OR 2.24 [1.20, 4.20], p < 0.001) had a significant positive relationship with the use of CAM overall to redress chronic pain and those 50 years and older had greater odds of using manipulation therapies relative to those below 50 years (50–64: OR 0.52 [0.32, 0.86], p = 0.010; 65+: 0.37 [0.18, 0.75], p = 0.005).

Conclusion

In the studied region, females and those with university education have the greatest odds of using CAM to treat chronic pain. This study needs to be complemented with more mechanistic investigations into the reasons people make the decisions they make about using CAM for the management of chronic pain.

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澳大利亚维多利亚州农村地区的慢性疼痛与补充和替代医学的使用。

目的：人们对慢性疼痛与使用补充和替代医学（CAM）之间的关系知之甚少，澳大利亚农村地区的情况尤其不明朗。本文旨在确定在澳大利亚农村地区使用 CAM 治疗慢性疼痛的相关社会人口因素：这项二次分析使用了人口健康调查 Crossroads-II 中的数据，以评估各种社会人口因素与慢性疼痛患者使用 CAM 的关系：设计：从住址列表中随机抽取住户进行面对面调查：环境：澳大利亚维多利亚州北部的一个大型区域中心和附近的三个农村城镇：主要结果测量：主要结果测量：使用治疗慢性疼痛的 CAM 服务：结果：女性（2.40 [1.47, 3.93]，P在研究地区，女性和受过大学教育的人使用 CAM 治疗慢性疼痛的几率最大。这项研究还需要更多的机制性调查来补充，以了解人们决定使用 CAM 治疗慢性疼痛的原因。

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来源期刊

Australian Journal of Rural Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

2.30

自引率

16.70%

发文量

122

审稿时长

12 months

期刊介绍： The Australian Journal of Rural Health publishes articles in the field of rural health. It facilitates the formation of interdisciplinary networks, so that rural health professionals can form a cohesive group and work together for the advancement of rural practice, in all health disciplines. The Journal aims to establish a national and international reputation for the quality of its scholarly discourse and its value to rural health professionals. All articles, unless otherwise identified, are peer reviewed by at least two researchers expert in the field of the submitted paper.