Complementary and alternative medicine use among youth with juvenile arthritis: Are youth using cam, but not talking about it?

Elisabeth M. Seburg; Keith J Horvath; Ann E Garwick; Barbara J McMorris; Richard K Vehe; Peter B Scal

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.01.003

Complementary and alternative medicine use among youth with juvenile arthritis: Are youth using cam, but not talking about it?

Elisabeth M. Seburg, Keith J Horvath, Ann E Garwick, Barbara J McMorris, Richard K Vehe, Peter B Scal

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Purpose: To examine self-reported use and correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in adolescents with juvenile arthritis (JA). Methods: One hundred thirty-four adolescents with JA completed an online survey of their use of, interest in, and discussions about CAM. The PedsQL 4.0 SF15 assessed quality of life. Results: The majority (72%) of youth reported using <1 CAM modality. Use did not differ by sex, age, race, or geographic location. The most commonly used CAM modalities were yoga (45%) and meditation, relaxation, or guided imagery (40%). Low psychosocial quality of life was associated with massage and meditation, relaxation, or guided imagery use (p <.05). Only 46% of youth reported discussing CAM with a health care provider. Nonusers were most interested in learning more about massage (79%) and yoga (57%). Conclusions: Youth with JA reported high use of CAM, but few discussed CAM with health care providers. Findings suggest practitioners should engage adolescents in discussions about CAM.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	200-202
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume	51
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.01.003
State	Published - Aug 2012

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Funding for this research and data collection was provided by a grant from the University of Minnesota , Academic Health Center Faculty Research Development Program titled “Internet-Based Health Care Transition Program” to Drs. Scal, Garwick, and Horvath and to Dr. Scal from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ( K08HS015511 ) “Entry into Adult Care for Youth with Chronic Conditions.”

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Adolescent-health care provider communication
Alternative medicine
Complementary medicine
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Quality of life

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