Complementary and alternative medicine use among elderly patients living with chronic diseases in a teaching hospital in Ethiopia.

CONCLUSION: This survey revealed a higher rate of CAM use among elderly patients with chronic diseases, along with a very low rate of disclosing their use to their health care providers. Special attention should be given for these patient population due to the potentially harmful interaction of different herbal remedies with the prescribed medications, thereby predisposing the patient to untoward adverse effects and compromised overall health outcome. PMID: 29154055 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29154055?dopt=Abstract

Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - November 22, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ayele AA, Tegegn HG, Haile KT, Belachew SA, Mersha AG, Erku DA Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research