Self-management using crude herbs and the health-related quality of life among adult patients with hypertension living in a suburban setting of Malaysia.

<h4>Purpose</h4>To determine the prevalence of crude herbs' use in the self-management of hypertension and the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with hypertension.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study was performed among patients with hypertension a...

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Autores principales:	Raphael Joe Joachimdass, Kavitha Subramaniam, Nam Weng Sit, Yang Mooi Lim, Chin Hai Teo, Chirk Jenn Ng, Afzaninawati Suria Yusof, Annaletchumy Loganathan
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1b84629936c4472f9bba779f5c6fc9682021-12-02T20:06:19ZSelf-management using crude herbs and the health-related quality of life among adult patients with hypertension living in a suburban setting of Malaysia.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0257336https://doaj.org/article/1b84629936c4472f9bba779f5c6fc9682021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257336https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Purpose</h4>To determine the prevalence of crude herbs' use in the self-management of hypertension and the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with hypertension.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study was performed among patients with hypertension attending a government health clinic. Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle modifications, medical history and predictors of crude herbs users were obtained. The diversity of crude herbs used was assessed using a modified international complementary and alternative medicine questionnaire (I-CAM-Q) and the HRQOL was assessed using the SF36 instrument.<h4>Results</h4>Out of the 294 patients recruited, 52.4% were female, 41.5% were Malay and 38.8% were within the 60 to69 age category. The prevalence of crude herbs users was 30.6% and the most common herbs used were pegaga (Centella asiatica), peria (Momordica charantia) and betik (Carica papaya). Using the regression analysis, significantly higher odds of using crude herbs are noted among Malay or Indian patients who have these characteristics: attained secondary education, experienced falls or muscle pain, and had systolic blood pressure of more than 140 mmHg. There was no significant difference in HRQOL domains between the crude herb users and non-users (p>0.05).<h4>Conclusion</h4>Besides taking allopathic medications, certain patients with hypertension use crude herbs as a form of self-management. Although patients are adamant about integrating crude herbs as a form of self-management, the effects of doing so have not been properly investigated. This implies that the healthcare staff members need to communicate with the patients regarding the use of crude herbs together with conventional drugs.Raphael Joe JoachimdassKavitha SubramaniamNam Weng SitYang Mooi LimChin Hai TeoChirk Jenn NgAfzaninawati Suria YusofAnnaletchumy LoganathanPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 9, p e0257336 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Raphael Joe Joachimdass Kavitha Subramaniam Nam Weng Sit Yang Mooi Lim Chin Hai Teo Chirk Jenn Ng Afzaninawati Suria Yusof Annaletchumy Loganathan Self-management using crude herbs and the health-related quality of life among adult patients with hypertension living in a suburban setting of Malaysia.
description	<h4>Purpose</h4>To determine the prevalence of crude herbs' use in the self-management of hypertension and the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with hypertension.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study was performed among patients with hypertension attending a government health clinic. Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle modifications, medical history and predictors of crude herbs users were obtained. The diversity of crude herbs used was assessed using a modified international complementary and alternative medicine questionnaire (I-CAM-Q) and the HRQOL was assessed using the SF36 instrument.<h4>Results</h4>Out of the 294 patients recruited, 52.4% were female, 41.5% were Malay and 38.8% were within the 60 to69 age category. The prevalence of crude herbs users was 30.6% and the most common herbs used were pegaga (Centella asiatica), peria (Momordica charantia) and betik (Carica papaya). Using the regression analysis, significantly higher odds of using crude herbs are noted among Malay or Indian patients who have these characteristics: attained secondary education, experienced falls or muscle pain, and had systolic blood pressure of more than 140 mmHg. There was no significant difference in HRQOL domains between the crude herb users and non-users (p>0.05).<h4>Conclusion</h4>Besides taking allopathic medications, certain patients with hypertension use crude herbs as a form of self-management. Although patients are adamant about integrating crude herbs as a form of self-management, the effects of doing so have not been properly investigated. This implies that the healthcare staff members need to communicate with the patients regarding the use of crude herbs together with conventional drugs.
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author	Raphael Joe Joachimdass Kavitha Subramaniam Nam Weng Sit Yang Mooi Lim Chin Hai Teo Chirk Jenn Ng Afzaninawati Suria Yusof Annaletchumy Loganathan
author_facet	Raphael Joe Joachimdass Kavitha Subramaniam Nam Weng Sit Yang Mooi Lim Chin Hai Teo Chirk Jenn Ng Afzaninawati Suria Yusof Annaletchumy Loganathan
author_sort	Raphael Joe Joachimdass
title	Self-management using crude herbs and the health-related quality of life among adult patients with hypertension living in a suburban setting of Malaysia.
title_short	Self-management using crude herbs and the health-related quality of life among adult patients with hypertension living in a suburban setting of Malaysia.
title_full	Self-management using crude herbs and the health-related quality of life among adult patients with hypertension living in a suburban setting of Malaysia.
title_fullStr	Self-management using crude herbs and the health-related quality of life among adult patients with hypertension living in a suburban setting of Malaysia.
title_full_unstemmed	Self-management using crude herbs and the health-related quality of life among adult patients with hypertension living in a suburban setting of Malaysia.
title_sort	self-management using crude herbs and the health-related quality of life among adult patients with hypertension living in a suburban setting of malaysia.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1b84629936c4472f9bba779f5c6fc968
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Self-management using crude herbs and the health-related quality of life among adult patients with hypertension living in a suburban setting of Malaysia.

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