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Journal article
Prevalence of Complementary Medicine Use in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review
Journal of pediatric health care, Vol.38(4), pp.505-519
01/07/2024
PMID: 38260926
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Abstract
Introduction
The objective of this systematic review was to determine the global prevalence of complementary medicine (CM) use among children and adolescents.
Method
Seven databases and the reference lists of included studies were searched for pertinent observational studies. Studies were limited to those published in English from July 1, 2013. Included studies were appraised using the JBI checklist for prevalence studies.
Results
Twenty studies were eligible for inclusion (385,527 participants). Most studies were assessed as having low risk of bias. Meta-analyses revealed a 23.0% (95% confidence interval, 0.226–0.234; 17 studies) short-term (≤ 12 month) prevalence and a 77.7% (95% confidence interval, 0.760–0.794; six studies) lifetime prevalence of CM use in children and adolescents. Differences in CM use were evident across countries and regions.
Discussion
The findings of this review indicate that the use of CM in children and adolescents is high and widespread and may be increasing.
Details
- Title
- Prevalence of Complementary Medicine Use in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review
- Creators
- Matthew J Leach - Southern Cross UniversityYasamin Veziari - South Australian Health and Medical Research InstituteCharlotte Flanagan - Southern Cross UniversityJanet Schloss - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Journal of pediatric health care, Vol.38(4), pp.505-519
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Number of pages
- 15
- Identifiers
- 991013162687902368
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0).
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article