HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS USING COMPLEMENTARY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (HOMEOPATHY) IN QUETTA, PAKISTAN
Author(s)
ul Haq N1, Akram A1, Iqbal Q1, Naseem A1, Mohammd S1, Ahmed N1, Farooqui M2
1University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan, 2Universiti Teknologi MARA (Bertam campus), Penang, Malaysia
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the Health related quality of life among patients using complementary Alternative medicine (homeopathy) in Quetta, Pakistan METHODS: A cross sectional, descriptive study was undertaken among the patients visiting three major homeopathic clinics in Quetta City, Pakistan. Health related quality of life was assessed using European Quality of Life scale (EQ-5D). Descriptive analysis was used to elaborate patients’ demographic characteristics while inferential statistics were applied to report the association among study variables. RESULTS: Out of 500 questionnaires distributed 486 were received with a response rate of 97.2%. Gender distribution was 264 (54.4%) males. Mean age of the study participants was 34.05 ± 13.0 years with 334 (68.7%) married and 431 (88.7%) having urban residency. The mean EQ-5D descriptive score and EQ-VAS score were 0.59 ± 0.22 and 60.19 ±16.9 respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The health related quality of life in patients using Homeopathy is slightly low then Health related quality of life of general population of Quetta. This study provides baseline assessment for the health status of patients using homeopathy and the results could be applied in clinical practice.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-05, ISPOR 2015, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 3 (May 2015)
Code
PIH54
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes
Disease
Multiple Diseases