The use of herbal medicine in patients with inflammatory bowel disorders in Iran: A cross-sectional study

IF 1.9 4区 医学 Q3 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Ebrahim Shamsaddini , Fatemeh Sadat Hasheminasab , Mahboobeh Raeiszadeh , Saiedeh Haji-Maghsoudi , Ahmad Azizian , Maryam Azimi
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Abstract

Introduction

The use of complementary and alternative medicine, particularly herbal medicine, is increasing, especially in chronic disorders. This study aims to identify common herbal medicines used by patients with inflammatory bowel disease, and to investigate their relationship with the quality of life, disease severity, and levels of anxiety, stress, and depression experienced by these patients.

Methods

A total of 104 eligible patients with inflammatory bowel disease and in the middle years of life (20- 60 years old) participated in this cross-sectional study. Data collection was conducted using various assessment tools, i.e. a self-administered ethnomedicine questionnaire, Partial Mayo scoring index assessment, Crohn's disease activity index, Quality of Life Questionnaire, and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale.

Results

The findings of the present study revealed that 61.5% of the patients surveyed commonly used herbal medicine to alleviate their symptoms in the past year. Among the various herbs, Matricaria chamomilla L., Zataria multiflora Boiss., and Mentha Spicata L. were found to be most commonly used. Furthermore, a significant association was identified between herbal medicine use and age, Body Mass Index, marital status, level of education, alcohol consumption, Quality of Life, and severity disorder scores of the patients.

Conclusion

Our results suggested a significant association between herbal medicine use and lower severity disorder scores and higher quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. However, these findings may not be generalizable to all patients with inflammatory bowel disease, or to patients in other geographical regions.
伊朗炎症性肠道疾病患者对草药的使用:一项横断面研究
引言 补充和替代医学,尤其是草药的使用越来越多,特别是在慢性疾病中。本研究旨在确定炎症性肠病患者常用的草药,并调查这些草药与这些患者的生活质量、疾病严重程度以及焦虑、压力和抑郁水平之间的关系。数据收集采用了多种评估工具,即自制民族医药问卷、部分梅奥评分指数评估、克罗恩病活动指数、生活质量问卷以及抑郁、焦虑和压力量表。结果本研究结果显示,61.5%的受访患者在过去一年中常用草药缓解症状。在各种草药中,最常用的是洋甘菊、多花蓼和薄荷。此外,还发现草药的使用与患者的年龄、体重指数、婚姻状况、教育程度、饮酒量、生活质量和严重程度失调评分之间存在明显关联。 结论:我们的研究结果表明,炎症性肠病患者使用草药与较低的严重程度失调评分和较高的生活质量之间存在明显关联。然而,这些研究结果可能并不适用于所有炎症性肠病患者或其他地区的患者。
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European Journal of Integrative Medicine
European Journal of Integrative Medicine INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE-
CiteScore
4.70
自引率
4.00%
发文量
102
审稿时长
33 days
期刊介绍: The European Journal of Integrative Medicine (EuJIM) considers manuscripts from a wide range of complementary and integrative health care disciplines, with a particular focus on whole systems approaches, public health, self management and traditional medical systems. The journal strives to connect conventional medicine and evidence based complementary medicine. We encourage submissions reporting research with relevance for integrative clinical practice and interprofessional education. EuJIM aims to be of interest to both conventional and integrative audiences, including healthcare practitioners, researchers, health care organisations, educationalists, and all those who seek objective and critical information on integrative medicine. To achieve this aim EuJIM provides an innovative international and interdisciplinary platform linking researchers and clinicians. The journal focuses primarily on original research articles including systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, other clinical studies, qualitative, observational and epidemiological studies. In addition we welcome short reviews, opinion articles and contributions relating to health services and policy, health economics and psychology.
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