Traditional and complementary treatments among Malay, Chinese and Indian chronic diseases: a systematic review

Although the modern medicine has progressed for a long time, there are empirical studies shows the effectiveness of traditional and complementary treatments (TCT) in curing chronic diseases. In Malaysia, TCT is often related to the use of herbs and meditation that vary according to ethnicity. Each e...

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Main Authors: Yusoff, Salihah, Hassan, Siti Aishah, Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68749/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68749/1/2019042916050626_0053%28Final%2926.pdf
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author Yusoff, Salihah
Hassan, Siti Aishah
Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati
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Hassan, Siti Aishah
Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati
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description Although the modern medicine has progressed for a long time, there are empirical studies shows the effectiveness of traditional and complementary treatments (TCT) in curing chronic diseases. In Malaysia, TCT is often related to the use of herbs and meditation that vary according to ethnicity. Each ethnic group has its own beliefs system in curing diseases. This study mainly aims to provide an overview on the perceptions of the effectiveness TCT in curing chronic diseases. The authors used electronic database to select 10 journal articles according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Findings show the highest statistic among Sabah natives and followed by Malay ethnic on believing in the effectiveness of TCT. Price and encouragement from family and friends are the main influencing factors of taking TCT. We suggest that counsellors need to be aware of the TCT practices on particular culture in order to increase respect and trust in the helping relationships.
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spelling upm-687492019-06-10T03:31:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68749/ Traditional and complementary treatments among Malay, Chinese and Indian chronic diseases: a systematic review Yusoff, Salihah Hassan, Siti Aishah Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati Although the modern medicine has progressed for a long time, there are empirical studies shows the effectiveness of traditional and complementary treatments (TCT) in curing chronic diseases. In Malaysia, TCT is often related to the use of herbs and meditation that vary according to ethnicity. Each ethnic group has its own beliefs system in curing diseases. This study mainly aims to provide an overview on the perceptions of the effectiveness TCT in curing chronic diseases. The authors used electronic database to select 10 journal articles according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Findings show the highest statistic among Sabah natives and followed by Malay ethnic on believing in the effectiveness of TCT. Price and encouragement from family and friends are the main influencing factors of taking TCT. We suggest that counsellors need to be aware of the TCT practices on particular culture in order to increase respect and trust in the helping relationships. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68749/1/2019042916050626_0053%28Final%2926.pdf Yusoff, Salihah and Hassan, Siti Aishah and Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati (2019) Traditional and complementary treatments among Malay, Chinese and Indian chronic diseases: a systematic review. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 15 (SUPP1). pp. 178-183. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2019042916050626_0053(Final)26.pdf
spellingShingle Yusoff, Salihah
Hassan, Siti Aishah
Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati
Traditional and complementary treatments among Malay, Chinese and Indian chronic diseases: a systematic review
title Traditional and complementary treatments among Malay, Chinese and Indian chronic diseases: a systematic review
title_full Traditional and complementary treatments among Malay, Chinese and Indian chronic diseases: a systematic review
title_fullStr Traditional and complementary treatments among Malay, Chinese and Indian chronic diseases: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Traditional and complementary treatments among Malay, Chinese and Indian chronic diseases: a systematic review
title_short Traditional and complementary treatments among Malay, Chinese and Indian chronic diseases: a systematic review
title_sort traditional and complementary treatments among malay, chinese and indian chronic diseases: a systematic review
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68749/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68749/1/2019042916050626_0053%28Final%2926.pdf