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The Use of Complementary/Alternative Therapies Among Children Attending an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department

Anju Sawni, MD

Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan

Ramesh Ragothaman, MD

Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan

Ronald L. Thomas, PhD

Children’s Research Center of Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan

Prashant Mahajan, MD, MPH, MBA

Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan

The incidence of and factors associated with complementary/alternative medicine use by pediatric patients was determined by face-to-face interviews with 602 parents/caregivers of children aged birth to 18 years who presented to an urban pediatric emergency department from February 2004 to September 2004. The overall use of complementary/alternative medicine among children was 15% and more common among children older than 5 years (21%). Families who used complementary/alternative medicine thought results were best when both complementary/alternative medicine and conventional medicine were integrated (P < .001). Most common types of complementary/alternative therapies used were folk remedies/home remedies (59%), herbs (41%), prayer healing (14%), and massage therapy (10%). Complementary/alternative medicine use was significant among the sample of children visiting an urban pediatric emergency department. Pediatricians should inquire about complementary/alternative use in the emergency department, particularly in children older than 5 years and those with parents/caretakers using complementary/alternative medicine themselves.

Key Words: complementary/alternative medicine • pediatrics • emergency department

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 46, No. 1, 36-41 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0009922806289307
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