Complementary and alternative medicines usage in bipolar patients from Argentina and Colombia: Associations with satisfaction and adherente to treatment

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Strejilevich, Sergio; Sarmiento, M. J.; Scápola, M.; Gil, L.; Martino, Diego Javier; Gil J.F.; Gómez Restrepo, C.
Año de publicación
2013
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BACKGROUND: The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) has been reported by around half the patients undergoing medical treatment for chronic conditions. CAM use could be higher in people affected by bipolar disorders (BD). Some questions about CAM use in BD have not been investigated enough. We report here the results of an anonymous survey on CAM-use conducted among BD outpatients of two centers located in Argentina and Colombia. METHODS: an anonymous self-survey was administrated to bipolar euthymic outpatients treated at each center. The survey included a self-report measure of adherence to psychiatric treatment and a modified version of CGI to asses satisfaction with the current treatment. RESULTS: 200 patients completed the survey. Although samples differ in socio-economic profile, they do not differ in their reported CAM-usage (more than 40%). CAM-usage did not modify the adherence or satisfaction with the psychiatric treatment reported level. Thirty eight percent of those who were still resorting to CAM failed to inform it to their clinician. CAM-usage was rated as "useful" or "very useful" by 52% of patients. LIMITS: adherence to current medical treatment and satisfaction with current treatment were investigated by a self-reported instrument. DISCUSSION: the prevalence of CAM usage found is similar to that of other studies. CAM usage seems to be ubiquitous, which takes to posit that a subgroup of patients may be in need of treatment with greater magical-religious components. Half of these patients were reluctant to disclose CAM use. Clinicians may need to consider coexistence between "traditional" treatments and CAM for these patients.
Fil: Strejilevich, Sergio. Universidad Favaloro. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Neurociencias. Programa de Trastornos Bipolares; Argentina. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Sarmiento, M. J.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Scápola, M.. Universidad Favaloro. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Neurociencias. Programa de Trastornos Bipolares; Argentina
Fil: Gil, L.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Martino, Diego Javier. Universidad Favaloro. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Neurociencias. Programa de Trastornos Bipolares; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Gil J.F.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Gómez Restrepo, C.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
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Bipolar Disorders
Complementary Medicines
Alternative Medicines
Compliance
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spelling Complementary and alternative medicines usage in bipolar patients from Argentina and Colombia: Associations with satisfaction and adherente to treatmentStrejilevich, SergioSarmiento, M. J.Scápola, M.Gil, L.Martino, Diego JavierGil J.F.Gómez Restrepo, C.Bipolar DisordersComplementary MedicinesAlternative MedicinesCompliancehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.2https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3BACKGROUND: The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) has been reported by around half the patients undergoing medical treatment for chronic conditions. CAM use could be higher in people affected by bipolar disorders (BD). Some questions about CAM use in BD have not been investigated enough. We report here the results of an anonymous survey on CAM-use conducted among BD outpatients of two centers located in Argentina and Colombia. METHODS: an anonymous self-survey was administrated to bipolar euthymic outpatients treated at each center. The survey included a self-report measure of adherence to psychiatric treatment and a modified version of CGI to asses satisfaction with the current treatment. RESULTS: 200 patients completed the survey. Although samples differ in socio-economic profile, they do not differ in their reported CAM-usage (more than 40%). CAM-usage did not modify the adherence or satisfaction with the psychiatric treatment reported level. Thirty eight percent of those who were still resorting to CAM failed to inform it to their clinician. CAM-usage was rated as "useful" or "very useful" by 52% of patients. LIMITS: adherence to current medical treatment and satisfaction with current treatment were investigated by a self-reported instrument. DISCUSSION: the prevalence of CAM usage found is similar to that of other studies. CAM usage seems to be ubiquitous, which takes to posit that a subgroup of patients may be in need of treatment with greater magical-religious components. Half of these patients were reluctant to disclose CAM use. Clinicians may need to consider coexistence between "traditional" treatments and CAM for these patients.Fil: Strejilevich, Sergio. Universidad Favaloro. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Neurociencias. Programa de Trastornos Bipolares; Argentina. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Sarmiento, M. J.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; ColombiaFil: Scápola, M.. Universidad Favaloro. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Neurociencias. Programa de Trastornos Bipolares; ArgentinaFil: Gil, L.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; ColombiaFil: Martino, Diego Javier. Universidad Favaloro. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Neurociencias. Programa de Trastornos Bipolares; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Gil J.F.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; ColombiaFil: Gómez Restrepo, C.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; ColombiaElsevier Science2013-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/24996Strejilevich, Sergio; Sarmiento, M. J.; Scápola, M.; Gil, L.; Martino, Diego Javier; et al.; Complementary and alternative medicines usage in bipolar patients from Argentina and Colombia: Associations with satisfaction and adherente to treatment; Elsevier Science; Journal of Affective Disorders; 149; 1-3; 7-2013; 393-3970165-0327CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032712005988info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jad.2012.08.029info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:37:01Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/24996instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:37:01.219CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Complementary and alternative medicines usage in bipolar patients from Argentina and Colombia: Associations with satisfaction and adherente to treatment
title Complementary and alternative medicines usage in bipolar patients from Argentina and Colombia: Associations with satisfaction and adherente to treatment
spellingShingle Complementary and alternative medicines usage in bipolar patients from Argentina and Colombia: Associations with satisfaction and adherente to treatment
Strejilevich, Sergio
Bipolar Disorders
Complementary Medicines
Alternative Medicines
Compliance
title_short Complementary and alternative medicines usage in bipolar patients from Argentina and Colombia: Associations with satisfaction and adherente to treatment
title_full Complementary and alternative medicines usage in bipolar patients from Argentina and Colombia: Associations with satisfaction and adherente to treatment
title_fullStr Complementary and alternative medicines usage in bipolar patients from Argentina and Colombia: Associations with satisfaction and adherente to treatment
title_full_unstemmed Complementary and alternative medicines usage in bipolar patients from Argentina and Colombia: Associations with satisfaction and adherente to treatment
title_sort Complementary and alternative medicines usage in bipolar patients from Argentina and Colombia: Associations with satisfaction and adherente to treatment
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Strejilevich, Sergio
Sarmiento, M. J.
Scápola, M.
Gil, L.
Martino, Diego Javier
Gil J.F.
Gómez Restrepo, C.
author Strejilevich, Sergio
author_facet Strejilevich, Sergio
Sarmiento, M. J.
Scápola, M.
Gil, L.
Martino, Diego Javier
Gil J.F.
Gómez Restrepo, C.
author_role author
author2 Sarmiento, M. J.
Scápola, M.
Gil, L.
Martino, Diego Javier
Gil J.F.
Gómez Restrepo, C.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bipolar Disorders
Complementary Medicines
Alternative Medicines
Compliance
topic Bipolar Disorders
Complementary Medicines
Alternative Medicines
Compliance
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv BACKGROUND: The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) has been reported by around half the patients undergoing medical treatment for chronic conditions. CAM use could be higher in people affected by bipolar disorders (BD). Some questions about CAM use in BD have not been investigated enough. We report here the results of an anonymous survey on CAM-use conducted among BD outpatients of two centers located in Argentina and Colombia. METHODS: an anonymous self-survey was administrated to bipolar euthymic outpatients treated at each center. The survey included a self-report measure of adherence to psychiatric treatment and a modified version of CGI to asses satisfaction with the current treatment. RESULTS: 200 patients completed the survey. Although samples differ in socio-economic profile, they do not differ in their reported CAM-usage (more than 40%). CAM-usage did not modify the adherence or satisfaction with the psychiatric treatment reported level. Thirty eight percent of those who were still resorting to CAM failed to inform it to their clinician. CAM-usage was rated as "useful" or "very useful" by 52% of patients. LIMITS: adherence to current medical treatment and satisfaction with current treatment were investigated by a self-reported instrument. DISCUSSION: the prevalence of CAM usage found is similar to that of other studies. CAM usage seems to be ubiquitous, which takes to posit that a subgroup of patients may be in need of treatment with greater magical-religious components. Half of these patients were reluctant to disclose CAM use. Clinicians may need to consider coexistence between "traditional" treatments and CAM for these patients.
Fil: Strejilevich, Sergio. Universidad Favaloro. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Neurociencias. Programa de Trastornos Bipolares; Argentina. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Sarmiento, M. J.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Scápola, M.. Universidad Favaloro. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Neurociencias. Programa de Trastornos Bipolares; Argentina
Fil: Gil, L.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Martino, Diego Javier. Universidad Favaloro. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Neurociencias. Programa de Trastornos Bipolares; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Gil J.F.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Gómez Restrepo, C.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
description BACKGROUND: The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) has been reported by around half the patients undergoing medical treatment for chronic conditions. CAM use could be higher in people affected by bipolar disorders (BD). Some questions about CAM use in BD have not been investigated enough. We report here the results of an anonymous survey on CAM-use conducted among BD outpatients of two centers located in Argentina and Colombia. METHODS: an anonymous self-survey was administrated to bipolar euthymic outpatients treated at each center. The survey included a self-report measure of adherence to psychiatric treatment and a modified version of CGI to asses satisfaction with the current treatment. RESULTS: 200 patients completed the survey. Although samples differ in socio-economic profile, they do not differ in their reported CAM-usage (more than 40%). CAM-usage did not modify the adherence or satisfaction with the psychiatric treatment reported level. Thirty eight percent of those who were still resorting to CAM failed to inform it to their clinician. CAM-usage was rated as "useful" or "very useful" by 52% of patients. LIMITS: adherence to current medical treatment and satisfaction with current treatment were investigated by a self-reported instrument. DISCUSSION: the prevalence of CAM usage found is similar to that of other studies. CAM usage seems to be ubiquitous, which takes to posit that a subgroup of patients may be in need of treatment with greater magical-religious components. Half of these patients were reluctant to disclose CAM use. Clinicians may need to consider coexistence between "traditional" treatments and CAM for these patients.
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