Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 196-208 , September 2010

Use of complementary and alternative medicine for treatment among African-Americans: a multivariate analysis

  • Jamie C. Barner, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacy Administration Division, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0124, USA
    • Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0124, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 512 471 5612; fax: +1 512 471 8762.
    • ,
  • Thomas M. Bohman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Social Work Research, School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0124, USA
    • ,
  • Carolyn M. Brown, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacy Administration Division, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0124, USA
    • Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0124, USA
    • ,
  • Kristin M. Richards, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0124, USA

References 

  1. Eisenberg DM, Kessler RC, Foster C, Norlock FE, Calkins DR, Delbanco TL. Unconventional medicine in the United States: prevalence, costs, and patterns of use. N Engl J Med. 1993;328:246–252
  2. Eisenberg DM, Davis RB, Ettner SL, et al. Trends in alternative medicine use in the United States, 1990-1997. JAMA. 1998;280:1569–1575
  3. Astin JA, Shapiro SK, Eisenberg DM, Forys KL. Mind-body medicine: state of the science, implications for practice. J Am Board Fam Pract. 2003;16:131–147
  4. Kessler RC, Davis RB, Foster DF, et al. Long-term trends in the use of complementary and alternative-medical therapies in the United States. Ann Intern Med. 2001;135:262–268
  5. Ni H, Simile C, Hardy AM. Utilization of complementary and alternative medicine by United States adults. Med Care. 2002;40:353–358
  6. Mackenzie ER, Taylor L, Bloom BS, Hofford DJ, Johnson JC. Ethnic minority use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM): a national probability survey of CAM utilizers. Altern Ther Health Med. 2003;9:50–56
  7. Barnes PM, Powell-Griner E, McFann K, Nahin RL. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults: United States, 2002. Advance Data From Vital and Health Statistics. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 2004;no 343
  8. Brown CM, Barner JC, Richards KM, Bohman TM. Patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use in African-Americans. J Altern Complement Med. 2007;13:751–758
  9. Paramore LC. Use of alternative therapies: estimates from the 1994 Robert Wood Johnson foundation national access to care survey. J Pain Symptom Manage. 1997;13:83–89
  10. Astin JA. Why patients use alternative medicine: results of a national study. JAMA. 1998;279:1548–1553
  11. Kronenberg F, Cushman LF, Wade CM, Kalmuss D, Chao MT. Race/ethnicity and women's use of complementary and alternative medicine in the United States: results of a national survey. Am J Public Health. 2006;96(7):1239–1242
  12. Grzywacz JG, Lang W, Suerken C, Quandt SA, Bell RA, Arcury TA. Age, race, and ethnicity in the use of complementary and alternative medicine for health self-management: evidence from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey. J Aging Health. 2005;17:547–572
  13. Ernst E, Pittler MH. Herbal medicine. Med Clin North Am. 2002;86:149–161
  14. Tyler VE. Herbal medicine: from the past to the future. Public Health Nutr. 2000;3:447–452
  15. Barrett B, Kiefer D, Rabago D. Assessing the risks and benefits of herbal medicine: an overview of scientific evidence. Altern Ther Health Med. 1999;5:40–49
  16. Cupp MJ. Herbal remedies: adverse effects and drug interactions. Am Fam Physician. 1999;59:1239–1245
  17. Abebe W. Herbal medication. Potential for adverse reactions with analgesic drugs. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2002;27:391–401
  18. Awang DV, Fugh-Berman A. Herbal interactions with cardiovascular drugs. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2002;16(4):64–70
  19. Ernst E. Use of herbal medications before surgery. JAMA. 2001;286:2542–2544
  20. Williamson EM. Drug interactions between herbal and prescription medicines. Drug Saf. 2003;26:1075–1092
  21. Bazargan M, Norris K, Bazargan-Hejazi S, et al. Alternative healthcare use in the under-served population. Ethn Dis. 2005;15:531–539
  22. Unutzer J, Klap R, Sturm R, et al. Mental disorders and the use of alternative medicine. results from a national survey. Am J Psychiatry. 2000;157:1851–1857
  23. Kessler RC, Soukup J, Davis RB, et al. The use of complementary and alternative therapies to treat anxiety and depression in the United States. Am J Psychiatry. 2001;158:289–294
  24. Grzywacz JG, Arcury TA, Bell RA, et al. Ethnic differences in elders' home remedy use: sociostructural explanations. Am J Health Behav. 2006;30(1):39–50
  25. Shah S, Brown CM, Barner JC. Actions of community pharmacists in response to concurrent use of prescribed medicines with complementary and alternative medicine. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2005;45(1):41–47
  26. Kemper KJ. Taking on the herbal education challenge: commentary on increasing physician awareness of the common uses and contraindications of herbal medicines. Utility of a case-based tutorial for residents. J Altern Complement Med. 2003;9:577–579
  27. Andersen RM. Revisiting the behavioral model and access to medical care: does it matter?. J Health Soc Behav. 1995;36(1):1–10
  28. Burge SK, Albright TL. Use of complementary and alternative medicine use among family practice patients in south Texas. Am J Public Health. 2002;92:1614–1615
  29. Arcury TA, Quandt SA, Bell RA, Vitolins MZ. Complementary and alternative medicine use among rural older adults. Complement Health Pract Rev. 2002;7:167–186
  30. Druss BG, Rosenheck RA. Association between use of unconventional therapies and conventional medical services. JAMA. 1999;282:651–656
  31. Gore-Felton C, Vosvick M, Power R, et al. Alternative therapies: a common practice among men and women living with HIV. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2003;14:17–27
  32. Lee MM, Chang JS, Jacobs B, Wrensch MR. Complementary and alternative medicine use among men with prostate cancer in 4 ethnic populations. Am J Public Health. 2002;92:1606–1607
  33. Bair YA, Gold EB, Greendale GA, et al. Ethnic differences in use of complementary and alternative medicine at midlife: longitudinal results from SWAN participants. Am J Public Health. 2002;92:1832–1840
  34. Gray CM, Tan AW, Pronk NP, O'Connor PJ. Complementary and alternative medicine use among health plan members: a cross-sectional survey. Eff Clin Pract. 2002;5:17–22
  35. Shumay DM, Maskarinec G, Gotay CC, Heiby EM, Kakai H. Determinants of the degree of complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with cancer. J Altern Complement Med. 2002;8:661–671
  36. Lee MM, Lin SS, Wrensch MR, Adler SR, Eisenberg D. Alternative therapies used by women with breast cancer in four ethnic populations. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2000;92:42–47
  37. Loera JA, Black SA, Markides KS, Espino DV, Goodwin JS. The use of herbal medicine by older Mexican Americans. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2001;56A:M714–M718
  38. Barnett MC, Cotroneo M, Purnell J, Martin D, Mackenzie E, Fishman A. Use of CAM in local African-American communities: community-partnered research. J Natl Med Assoc. 2003;95:943–950
  39. Cuellar N, Aycock T, Cahill B, Ford J. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by African American (AA) and Caucasian American (CA) older adults in a rural setting: a descriptive, comparative study. Available at: BMC Complement Altern Med. 2003;3:8;http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/3/8Accessed 15.12.08
  40. Boyd EL, Taylor SD, Shimp LA, Semler CR. An assessment of home remedy use by African-Americans. J Natl Med Assoc. 2000;92:341–353
  41. de Boer A, Wijker W, de Haes H. Predictors of health care utilization in the chronically ill: a review of the literature. Health Policy. 1997;42:101–115
  42. Najm W, Reinsch S, Hoehler F, Tobis J. Use of complementary and alternative medicine among the ethnic elderly. Altern Ther Health Med. 2003;9(3):50–57
  43. Poss JE, Jezewski MA, Stuart AG. Home remedies for type 2 diabetes used by Mexican Americans in El Paso, Texas. Clin Nurs Res. 2003;12:304–323
  44. Ng TP, Wong ML, Hong CY, Koh KT, Goh LG. The use of complementary and alternative medicine by asthma patients. Q J Med. 2003;96:747–754
  45. Sternberg SA, Chandran A, Sikka M. Alternative therapy use by elderly African Americans attending a community clinic. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003;51:1768–1772
  46. Anonymous . National health interview survey description. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis/hisdesc.htmAccessed 30.05.06
  47. Xu KT, Farrell TW. Determinants of utilization: the complementary and substitution between unconventional and mainstream medicine among racial and ethnic groups. Health Serv Res. 2007;42:811–826
  48. Arcury TA, Bell RA, Snively BM, et al. Complementary and alternative medicine use as health self-management: rural older adults with diabetes. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2006;61B:S62–S70
  49. Roberson MH. The influence of religious beliefs on health choices of Afro-Americans. Top Clin Nurs. 1985;7(3):57–63
  50. Newlin K, Knafl K, Melkus GD. African-American spirituality: concept analysis. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2002;25(2):57–70
  51. Silverman M, Musa D, Kirsch B, Siminoff LA. Self care for chronic illness: older African-Americans and whites. J Cross Cult Gerontol. 1999;14:169–189
  52. Dessio W, Wade C, Chao M, Kronenberg F, Cushman LF, Kalmuss D. Religion, spirituality and healthcare choices of African-American women: results of a national survey. Ethn Dis. 2004;14:189–196
  53. Kennedy J. Herb and supplement use in the US adult population. Clin Ther. 2005;27:1847–1858
  54. Neighbors HW, Caldwell C, Williams DR, et al. Race, ethnicity and the use of services for mental disorders. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007;64:485–494
  55. Cherniak EP, Senzel RS, Pan CX. Correlates of use of alternative medicine by the elderly in an urban population. J Altern Complement Med. 2001;7:277–280

PII: S1551-7411(09)00103-X

doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.08.001

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 196-208 , September 2010

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution