Ngokwenzululwazi ka rhu lumente (1), ama-36% abantu abadala base-US abaneminyaka eli-18 ubudala nangaphezulu basebenzisa uhlobo oluthile lweyeza elongezelelweyo kunye nelinye (CAM).
Yintoni iCAM?
I-CAM ichazwa njengeqela leenkonzo ezahlukeneyo zezokwelapha kunye nezempilo, iinkqubo kunye nemveliso engabonwa njengenxalenye yonyango eliqhelekileyo. Xa umthandazo ngokucacileyo ngenxa yezizathu zempilo kufakwe kwinkcazo yeCAM, inani labantu abadala base-US basebenzisa uhlobo oluthile lweCAM kunyaka odlulileyo luya kuma-62%.
Iziphumo ezitsha ziqinisekisa ukuba amaMerika aphendulele kwiindlela zeCAM ngethemba lokuba baya kunceda ukuphatha nokukhusela izifo nokuphucula umgangatho wobomi, "utshilo uStephen E. Straus, MD, uMlawuli, iZiko leSizwe leMidiya eDityanisiweyo kunye noNyango. (NCCAM).
Idata ayincedi kuphela ekuqondeni ngubani osebenzisa i-CAM, yintoni esetyenziswayo, kwaye kutheni, kodwa nokufunda ubudlelwane phakathi kokusetyenziswa kweCAM kunye nezinye iimpawu zezempilo, ezifana nezimo zempilo ezingapheliyo, ukukhutshwa kwe-inshorensi kunye nokuziphatha kwempilo. "
2002 Uvavanyo lweCAM lukaRhulumente
Uphando, olulawulwa ngabantu abangaphezu kwama-31,000 abammeli base-US, luqhutywe njengenxalenye yamaziko okuLawula nokuLawulwa kwezifo (CDC) 2002 kwi-National Health Survey Survey (NHIS).
Uphuhliswe yi-NCCAM kunye neZiko leSizwe le-CDC leZibalo zeMpilo (NCHS), uphando lubandakanye imibuzo malunga neentlobo ezingama-27 zeempawu ze-CAM eziqhelekileyo ezisetyenziswa e-United States.
Ezi zibandakanya iintlobo ezili-10 zezibonelelo ezisekelwe kwiinkonzo, ezifana ne- acupuncture kunye ne- chiropractic , kunye nezinye iimpawu ezingama-17 ezingafuneki umboneleli, njengemveliso yemvelo (iifom okanye iimveliso zezityalo), izidlo ezikhethekileyo kunye neyeza le-megavitamin.
Nangona kukho uphando oluninzi lwe-CAM lusetyenziswa ngoku, iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zophando ziquka ezimbalwa ukhetho lwee-CAM.
Ukongezelela, babevame ukuphonononga iisampulu zincinci zemihlali ngokuyinhloko ngokuxhomekeka kwifowuni okanye kwi-imeyli yophando ngokubhekiselele kwintetho yoluntu-ndlebe esetyenzisiweyo kule nzululwazi. Ngaloo ndlela, iziphumo ezivela kwingxenye yeCAM ye-NHIS inikezela ngolwazi olunzulu noluthembekileyo kuze kube yimanje ichaza ukusebenzisa i-CAM ngabantu abadala base-US.
Iziphumo zoPhando
Ngokubanzi, uphando lubonakalise ukuba ukusebenzisa i-CAM kwakukhulu phakathi kweentlobo zabantu, kuquka nabasetyhini, abantu abaneemfundo ephakamileyo, abo babesibhedlele kunyaka owedlule, kunye nabangaphambili ababhemayo, xa befaniswa nabangokutshaya okanye ababenokutshaya.
Ukongezelela, oku bekuyi-survey yokuqala ukunika ulwazi oluninzi malunga nokusetyenziswa kweCAM ngamancinci. Ngokomzekelo, kwafumanisa ukuba abantu abadala base-Afrika nabamnyama baseMelika bangaphezu kwamadoda amakhulu okanye abamhlophe baseAsia ukusebenzisa i-CAM xa unyango lwe-megavitamin kunye nomthandazo lufakwe kwingcaciso yeCAM.
"Siqhubeka sandisa ulwazi lwezempilo esikuqokelela kweli lizwe, kuquka ulwazi malunga nezenzo zabantu abazenzayo ekujonganeni neemeko zabo zempilo," kusho uMlawuli we-NCHS u-Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D.
"Kule minyaka siye sagxininisa kunyango lwangokwemveli , kodwa le qoqo elitsha leedampu zeDAM liye lenye inqaku.
Oko sibona kukuba ipesenteji eninzi yoluntu ibeka impilo yabo kwizandla zabo. "
I-CAM yasetyenziswa njani
Ukusetyenziswa kwe-CAM kwakuqhelekileyo kusetyenziswa ukuphatha intlungu okanye iingxaki, iintlungu, iintlungu zentamo okanye iingxaki, intlungu ehlangeneyo okanye ubunzima, kunye nokuxhalaba okanye ukuxinezeleka, ngokolu vavanyo.
Nangona kunjalo, ngaba-12% kuphela abantu abadala bafuna ukunakekelwa kwicandelo le-CAM elayisenisi, ebonisa ukuba abaninzi abantu abasebenzisa iCAM benza njalo ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela.
Uninzi lweeCam Treaty Common
Ngokwenzululwazi, ezi-10 eziqhelekileyo ezisetyenziswayo kwi-CAM kunye nepesenti zabantu abadala base-US basebenzisa unyango ngalinye:
- Ukuthandazela impilo yakho, 43%
- Umthandazo ngabanye ngempilo yommangalelwa, 24%
- Iimveliso zendalo (ezifana namakhambi, ezinye i-botanicals, kunye ne-enzymes), 19%
- Ukuphefumla okude, 12%
- Ukuthatha inxaxheba kwiqela lokuthandazela impilo, 10%
- Ukucamngca, 8%
- Ukhathalelo lweChiropractic, 8%
- Yoga, 5%
- Ukusasaza, 5%
- Iimpawu zokwelapha ezisetyenziselwa ukutya (ezifana ne-Atkins, Pritikin, Ornish, kunye ne-Zone), 4%
Kutheni abantu basebenzisa iCAM
Ukongezelela ukuqokelela idatha malunga nokusetyenziswa kweenkqubo zeCAM, uphando luye lwafuna ulwazi malunga nokuba kutheni abantu basebenzisa i-CAM. Iziphumo eziphambili zibonisa ukuba:
- Abantu abadala abangama-55 bathetha ukuba banako ukusebenzisa i-CAM kuba babekholelwa ukuba kuya kubanceda xa behlanganiswe neyeza zonyango eziqhelekileyo
- I-50% icinga ukuba i-CAM iya kuba yinto enomdla ukuzama
- U-26% wasebenzisa i-CAM ngenxa yokuba ochwepheshe bezonyango baqhelekileyo bacebisa ukuba bazame
- 13% basebenzisa i-CAM kuba babevakalelwa kukuba iyeza eziqhelekileyo zibiza kakhulu
Kuyathakazelisa ukuba uphando lufumanisa ukuba malunga nama-28% abantu abadala basebenzisa i-CAM kuba babekholelwa ukuba unyango oluqhelekileyo aluyi kunceda ngeengxaki zabo zempilo. Oku kuhambelani neziphumo ezidlulileyo ukuba abasebenzisi beCAM, abaqhelekanga, abanelisekanga ngamayeza avamile.
Ukuziphendulela: Ulwazi oluqulethwe kule ndawo lujoliswe kwiinjongo zemfundo kuphela kwaye alithathi indawo yeengcebiso, ukuxilongwa okanye unyango ngumgqirha onelayisenisi. Akunakuthetha ukukhusela zonke iindlela zokulondoloza, ukusebenzisana kwezidakamizwa, iimeko kunye nemiphumo emibi. Kufuneka uncede unyango lwangonyango ngokukhawuleza kuyo nayiphi na imiba yempilo uze ubonane nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokusebenzisa elinye iyeza okanye wenze utshintsho kwi-regimen yakho.
Iziphumo zolu vavanyo zityhila iipatheni ezintsha ze-CAM phakathi kwamaqela athile ahlukeneyo kwaye zinikezela ngemithombo ecebileyo yedatha yophando. Ukongeza koko, iziphumo zophando zibonelela ngokusisiseko kwiingxelo zophando, njengoko kusekwa inkcazo eqhubekayo yeCAM engasetyenziselwa ukulandelela ukuhamba nokusetyenziswa kweCAM.
I-NCCAM, icandelo leZiko leZiko lezeMpilo, i-DHHS, lizinikele ekuhloliseni iindlela zokuphulukisa kunye nokunye okuphulukisayo kwimeko yesayensi enzulu, ukuqeqesha abaphandi beCAM, nokusazisa ulwazi olugunyazisiweyo kuluntu nakwizakhono.
Ukufumana ulwazi olongezelelweyo, fowuna i-NCCAM's Clearinghouse ye-freeware kwi-1-888-644-6226 okanye u tyelele iwebhusayithi ye-NCCAM kwi-nccam.nih.gov.
I-NCHS liyinxalenye yamaziko okuLawula nokuLawulwa kwezifo (CDC). Injongo ye-NCHS kukubonelela ngolwazi lwamanqaku oluza kukhokela izenzo kunye nemigaqo-nkqubo yokuphucula impilo yabantu baseMerika. I-CDC ikhusela impilo yabantu kunye nokhuseleko ngokukhusela nokulawula izifo kunye nokulimala; phucula izigqibo zempilo ngokubonelela ngolwazi oluchanekileyo kwimicimbi ebalulekileyo yempilo; kwaye ikhuthaza impilo ephilileyo ngokubambisana okunamandla kunye nemibutho yasekhaya, kazwelonke nakwamanye amazwe.
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Umthombo: amaZiko eNational Health
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/nccam-27.htm