Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease – preliminary results of a multicenter study of the Austrian IBD study group
H Gröchenig, C Dejaco, L Dzirlo, G Eckhard, T Feichtenschlager, H Fuchssteiner, J Gartner, T Haas, A Kirchgatterer, R Koch, O Ludwiczek, A Mayer, W Miehsler, P Papay, P Peters, R Platzer, G Reicht, P Steiner, J Stimakovits, T Waldhör, H Wenzl, G Novacek · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2015 · Heft 05
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Background: CAM is frequently used in Western European countries, especially in chronic diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), with a frequency ranging from 20% to 50%. No recent data on CAM use are available for Austrian IBD patients. The aim of our study is to determine the frequency of CAM use in IBD patients in Austria as well as factors influencing CAM use. Methods: In a cross-sectional study design, adult patients with IBD (Crohn's disease CD, ulcerative colitis UC, inflammatory bowel disease unclassified IBDU) are eligible to complete a multi-item questionnaire. For study completion inclusion…
