Determinants of health-seeking behavior toward Chinese or Western medicine in Taiwan: An analysis of biobank research database |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;2. Department of Nursing, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan;3. Department of Medical Research, Taitung MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taitung, Taiwan;1. Body-Brain-Mind Laboratory, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, 518060, China;2. Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany;3. Department of Sport, Exercise & Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland;4. Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macao, China;1. Department of Marriage and Family Therapy, Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University, Orange, CA, USA;2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA;3. Department of Psychology, Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University, Orange, CA, USA;1. Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, S. Maria Maddalena Hospital, AUSL Toscana Nordovest, Volterra, Pisa, Italy;2. CNR, National Reseach Council of Italy, IRIB - Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Via Torre Bianca c/o Istituto Marino, Mortelle, Messina, Italy;3. Department of Medicine, Clinical Pathway for Respiratory Failure, S. Maria Maddalena Hospital, AUSL Toscana Nordovest, Volterra, Pisa, Italy;4. Volterra Research Foundation, ONLUS, Volterra, Pisa, Italy;5. Surgery Unit, S. Maria Maddalena Hospital, AUSL Toscana Nordovest, Volterra, Pisa, Italy;6. Rehabilitation Unit, Auxilium Vitae Volterra, Volterra, Pisa, Italy;7. Departement of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Messina University, Italy;1. Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;2. Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;3. Department of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA;4. Department of Cellular and Molecular Nutrition, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;5. Nutrition and Metabolic Disease Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran;6. Student Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;7. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA;1. Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular/Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt;2. Physical Therapy Department for Musculoskeletal Disorder and Its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt;3. Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt;4. Basic Science Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Delta University for Science and Technology, International Coastal Road, Gamassa, Dakahlia, Egypt;1. Body-Brain-Mind Laboratory, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, 518060, China;2. Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macau, China;3. Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany;4. Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Grosse Allee 6, 4052, Basel, Switzerland;5. Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland;6. Laboratory for the Study of Emotion Elicitation and Expression (E3Lab), Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Switzerland;7. Department of Psychology, Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States;8. Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States |
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Background and purposeHealth-seeking behavior has a direct impact on individual's health. A proper understanding of patients' demographics and health factors is essential in constructing high-quality health care services toward Chinese or Western medicine. The objective of this study was to understand the tendency among Taiwanese to opt for either Chinese or Western medicine when both services are available.Materials and methodsThis study was based on the analysis of secondary data. A total of 13,151 individuals with an age of 30 years or more were selected from the Taiwan Biobank Research Database in Taiwan. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with health-seeking behaviors toward Chinese or Western medicine.ResultsAmong all the participants, 50.8% showed a greater tendency to seek Western medicine treatment, while 10.4% showed a preference for Chinese medicine treatment. Main drivers for a Chinese medicine health-seeking behavior were women, hypotension, low income, normal HbA1c, normal total cholesterol, and yang deficiency. The preference for Western medicine treatment was associated mainly with men, an older age, a married status, lower income, a lower education, an abnormal cholesterol level, and the absence of stasis.ConclusionHealthcare providers should understand the factors associated with health-seeking behavior and refer patients to their desired treatment. |
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| Keywords: | Body constitution Chinese medicine Health-seeking behavior Western medicine |
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