| Herbal medicine use and quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS in northeastern Thailand. | |
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PMID: 15763718 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Many people living with HIV/AIDS (PHA) use herbal medicine as one of alternative therapies, where curative options are limited. This study aimed to examine the association between the herbal medicine use and quality of life (QOL) among PHA in northeastern Thailand. Participants were 132 HIV-positive Thai adults who attended the PHA's self-help group meetings from June to July 2002. Health-related QOL scores were measured by self-administered questionnaire from the Medical Outcomes Study-HIV Health Survey. Dimensions of physical function (PF) and mental health (MH) in QOL were assessed. Additional data were collected on herbal medicine use, socio-demographic, psychosocial and HIV-related characteristics. The herbal medicine users had significantly better MH scores than the non-users, while the herbal medicine use was not statistically associated with PF scores. When stratified, herbal medicine users with the following characteristics had significantly better MH scores than the non-users: female, widowed, having no income, reporting any HIV-related symptom, having no instrumental support or receiving subsidies. In conclusion, herbal medicine use was associated with better MH especially among socially vulnerable PHA. This study suggests that herbal medicine has a potential to improve the MH aspect of QOL among socially vulnerable PHA who cannot easily receive antiretroviral therapy in Thailand. |
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Authors:
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N Sugimoto; M Ichikawa; B Siriliang; S Nakahara; M Jimba; S Wakai |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: AIDS care Volume: 17 ISSN: 0954-0121 ISO Abbreviation: AIDS Care Publication Date: 2005 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-03-14 Completed Date: 2005-06-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8915313 Medline TA: AIDS Care Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 252-62 Citation Subset: IM; X |
Affiliation:
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Department of International Community Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. |
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Adult Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use Female HIV Infections / drug therapy*, psychology* Health Status Humans Male Mental Health Phytotherapy / methods* Quality of Life / psychology* Questionnaires Thailand |
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0/Anti-HIV Agents |
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