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| The use of herbal medicine by older Mexican Americans | | Author(s) | Jose A Loera, Sandra A Black, Kyriakos S Markides |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 56A, no 11, November 2001 |
| Pages | pp M714-M718 |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Mexico ; Alternative medicine ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Data from the 1993-1994 Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (EPESE) in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California was used to ascertain herbal medicine use. In the two weeks prior to interview, 9.8% of the sample reported use, most commonly camomile and mint. Users of herbal medicine were more likely to be women, born in Mexico, aged 75+, living alone, and experiencing some financial strain. Having arthritis, urinary incontinence, asthma, and hip fracture were also associated with elevated use of herbal medicines, whereas heart attacks were not. Herbal medicine use was found to be substantially higher for those reporting any disability in activities of daily living (ADLs), poor self-reported health, and depressive symptoms. It was also associated with use of over-the-counter (OTC) but not with prescription medications. Herbal medicine use was particularly high for those who had visited a general practitioner (GP) more than 24 times in the previous year. Use of herbal medications are relatively common in older Mexican Americans with chronic medical conditions, and contrasts sharply with typical usage among younger age groups in mainstream society. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020107208 A |
| Classmark | TK: 7TY: LK3: 3KB: 7T |
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