Publication: Multimodal treatments utilisation among members at a private traditional Chinese medicine center in Seri Kembangan, Malaysia: members characteristic and diseases classification.
Date
2022
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International Medical University
Abstract
Background:
Members seek for traditional & complimentary treatments for a variety of symptoms.
No previous studies have reviewed the data available in medical records from Golden Horses
Health Sanctuary (GHHS) healthcare. This study aims to identify the characteristics of
members who visited (GHHS) Healthcare Traditional Chinese Medicine Center.
Objective:
I. To identify the socio-demo graphic characteristics and diseases classification of
members who seek for Chinese medicine treatments at Golden Horses Health Sanctuary
(GHHS) Healthcare Traditional Chinese Medicine Center.
2. To identify the diseases classification of members who undergo multi modal treatments.
3. To determine the types of Chinese medicine treatments that members received.
Method:
Primary data from April 2022 to May 2022 were collected from members who visited
GHHS healthcare traditional Chinese medicine center. Member data, including demo graphics,
primary symptom, clinical history, western medicine treatment and Chinese medicine
treatment were analysed with descriptive statistics using SPSS version 20.0
Results:
From 176 members with their primary symptoms, the mean age of the members was
50.70 and the majority were female (61.4%). The members mostly visited GHHS healthcare are Chinese (78.4%). Majority members were employed and self-employed (69.3%), well
educated (69.3%) and monthly income between RM4851 - RMI0970 is (42.0%). Majority
members do not have medical conditions and the most primary symptoms were having
chronic low back pain. Most of the members did not consult medical doctor regards to their
primary symptom (60.8%). Most of the members were seeking for traditional &
complimentary
medicine (99.4%), the most common integrated modalities were Chinese medicine with
physiotherapy and Chinese medicine with chiropractic.
Conclusion:
This study demonstrated the systematic data collection of
sociodemographic characteristics and member self-reported primary symptoms
implemented in a private traditional Chinese medicine center. This type of information can
be used for service provision, future study planning, and marketing. The following are
several of the important lessons learned:
1. Most members at Gf-Il-IS healthcare who seek for T&CM treatments are female, high
educated, high income, conscious of general wellbeing. They mostly seek for pain management
of chronic musculoskeletal disease. So, practitioners should make sure well prepared to treat
those patients manage their symptoms.
2. Future research could explore how confidence and effectiveness in combinations of
different CAM modalities such as physiotherapy and chiropractic could affects the disease
outcomes, and whether it means further treatments would be welcome and more effective.
3. Future work will have to include a larger, and standardized data collection to look at
sociodemographic characteristics and member self-reported primary symptoms.
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Keywords
Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Combined Modality Therapy, Low Back Pain, Surveys and Questionnaires