Author Topic: A study on psoriasis and CAM (Read 20268 times)

finoodles · « **on:** February 13, 2009, 05:24:13 PM »

Hi there, I am a 4th year pharmacy student at the University of Brighton and I also suffer from Psoriasis. I am currently working on a study around the area of psoriasis and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The study aims to investigate if psoriasis sufferers in the U.K. have tried any complementary or alternative medicine (CAM), what they have used and if they have found it effective. CAM encompasses many things including homeopathy, herbalism, hypnotherapy, diet control, yoga,Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ichthyotherapy.I intend cumulating peoples successes and failures and peoples reasons for choosing or not choosing CAM. I feel this study would be useful for helping us understand what and if any alternative treatments are effective. I will carry out my study through an online questionnaire aimed only at psoriasis sufferers. The questionnaire should only take five minutes to complete . Participants will remain anonymous and all information will be treated as confidential. I will make the results of my study available to the PHO after completion. Hopefully the findings will be useful.
here is the link- It would be GREAT if you could participate
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SJ · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2009, 05:36:34 PM »

I found a problem with the structure of your survey.

If a person has used more than 1 CAM, as most of us here have, the survey does not allow you to give answers for each of them...you allow people to tick more than 1 box in 'which CAM have you used' but the follow up questions are set out as if only 1 box has been ticked.

For instance, I ticked 3 boxes. 2 of the treatments I used were not effective at all, 1 was. How can I give clear information to you in the follow up questions? How do you know which CAM was effective or ineffective?

Sorry for that....we have similar problems here when people create polls!

SJ

finoodles · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2009, 05:50:01 PM »

Hi, I just read your answers there. The text box titled "Why you recommend/not recommedend your chosen CAM" allows you to give qualitative information about what you have found effective and what you have not found effective. This questionaire has been published for over a week so I cannot amend it if i want seamless integration of answers, im sorry if it is not clear.

finoodles · « **Reply #3 on:** February 14, 2009, 03:15:35 PM »

Hi, after consideration I have actually added a question "If you chose more than 1 treatment, which treatment did you find the best- you may pick none" thanks for pointing that out.

SJ · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2009, 11:49:00 AM »

Hello

Would you like me to do it again? Or would that skew your results?

I suppose my query was based around the fact you not only looking at what CAMs psoriasis sufferers use, but what they found effective...probably me being dumb

SJ

finoodles · « **Reply #5 on:** February 16, 2009, 10:12:42 AM »

Yes do it again! I know which answers you gave the first time because of your comments at the bottom so I will not count them. I am very interested in learning what you found useful- thanks again for pointing that out.

SJ · « **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2009, 07:40:00 AM »

Done

Guy · « **Reply #7 on:** February 17, 2009, 11:18:20 AM »

Done

Luvvi · « **Reply #8 on:** February 17, 2009, 08:09:38 PM »

Done it...good luck with the study!

Nicknackwack · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2009, 09:45:43 PM »

Done

Emms · « **Reply #10 on:** February 18, 2009, 05:14:27 PM »

done good luck with the study
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Anglichanin · « **Reply #11 on:** February 20, 2009, 10:11:58 AM »

Done. Just for clarification - do you consider Climatology (DS) as a CAM ??

sarah9786 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 20, 2009, 01:47:32 PM »

Done! Could you let us know the results of the study if possible please?

TrishR · « **Reply #13 on:** February 20, 2009, 08:11:26 PM »

Done

Icklestar · « **Reply #14 on:** February 21, 2009, 08:32:36 PM »

done, I wish you well. Any kind of study research is hope!

NEPH · « **Reply #15 on:** February 24, 2009, 01:15:40 PM »

Done.

suky · « **Reply #16 on:** February 26, 2009, 10:47:30 AM »

done and dusted

joedoe · « **Reply #17 on:** February 26, 2009, 08:57:39 PM »

done

SJ · « **Reply #18 on:** February 27, 2009, 07:29:35 AM »

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Done. Just for clarification - do you consider Climatology (DS) as a CAM ??

I did

Not prescribed by a doctor you see....thought of traditionally as 'alternative'.

rd21 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 10, 2009, 08:23:20 PM »

I did it too innit.

jaymz · « **Reply #20 on:** March 10, 2009, 10:46:53 PM »

Done

gezza · « **Reply #21 on:** April 29, 2009, 06:38:04 PM »

Hi there, I am a massage practitioner working in Brighton also with p, so will be delighted to take your survey as i have tried so many different therapies .

hefreeman · « **Reply #22 on:** May 02, 2009, 10:13:06 AM »

i've just done your survey and tried to be as honest as I could. BUT I wouldn't draw any conclusions from any info you get from the survey - where/what are your controls? how objective is this? I don't rule out CAM but it works on the head more than the disease, and each head is very different!
Howard

Catkin · « **Reply #23 on:** May 02, 2009, 10:46:09 AM »

Done.

riaY · « **Reply #24 on:** May 02, 2009, 01:57:24 PM »

Done and good luck

crazycol · « **Reply #25 on:** May 09, 2009, 11:01:47 AM »

Done good luck with your study

Muhammad Kazim · « **Reply #26 on:** October 06, 2009, 02:35:50 PM »

that is great job which u will done in future im also student of pharmacy fourth year from pakistan university of sindh jamshoro.im also suffering from psoriasis since 7-8 years before.i take the neotigasone capsule which were give me a good result in psoriasis but nown a days not available in pakistan made by ROCHE pharma.what type of help u done for me reply on my email address You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and take care wish u best result of survey me wait for ur reply

Nyquist · « **Reply #27 on:** March 11, 2010, 01:15:32 AM »

is this survey period over now? the link you attached is saying 'suspended'. when will findings become known/published

cheers

clickgold66 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 14, 2010, 01:51:18 AM »

good luck with your survey

Saul · « **Reply #29 on:** October 26, 2010, 07:31:58 PM »

Why is this stickied!?

Doesn't seem like much came of it.

mollys · « **Reply #30 on:** January 09, 2011, 01:24:32 PM »

Hello I have psoriasis and psoriatic athritis too, I firmly believe that a healthy diet fish fresh vegatables excerise does help. I can not understand health care professionals always wishing to give medication to pateints that can damage their health even further and why it is that alternative treatments are frowned upon at the end of the day most modern day medicines were derived from a plant. It is important to keep your skin moisturised every day and watch your diet it is a complete life style change but for the best for your overall health and well being. I am in a lot of pain in my feet and it does get me down as I love walking and I can't do this so well I just wish I could elevate the pain in some way. I wish everyone the best of luck in finding a treatment that works for them but think long and hard about what modern day medication can do to you overall health.

akesingland · « **Reply #31 on:** January 11, 2011, 11:37:18 PM »

Hi

I am with Dara O'Brien on this one. Science took all the good stuff. All the rest is Potpourri.

Adam

LeartS · « **Reply #32 on:** July 09, 2011, 01:44:09 PM »

For those who said science worked for them: What do you mean exactly for science (biologics?) and what do you mean for 'worked', are you clear from psoriasis? (like noone could say you had psoriasis?)

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