Do attitudes and beliefs regarding complementary and alternative medicine impact its use among patients with cancer? A cross-sectional survey
Do attitudes and beliefs regarding complementary and alternative medicine impact its use among patients with cancer? A cross-sectional survey
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DOI：
10.1002/cncr.29173
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发表时间：
2015-07-15
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6.2
通讯作者：
Mao, Jun J.
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作者：
Bauml, Joshua M.;Chokshi, Sagar;Mao, Jun J.
补充和替代医学（CAM）包括癌症幸存者使用的治疗方法，以改善他们的生活质量。虽然人口研究已经确定了与其使用相关的因素，据作者所知，评估为什么患者使用CAM或对其使用的障碍尚未检查到data.METHODSThe作者进行了一项横断面调查研究，在胸部，乳腺癌和胃肠道肿瘤内科诊所在一个学术癌症中心。通过自我报告和图表抽象收集临床和人口统计学变量。态度和信念进行了测量使用验证的态度和信念有关CAM（ABCAM）工具。该工具将态度和信念分为3个领域：预期益处、感知障碍和主观规范。结果2010年6月至2011年9月期间调查了969名参与者（回复率，82.7%），患者年龄65岁、女性和大学教育与CAM的预期益处显着增加相关（P
BACKGROUNDComplementary and alternative medicine (CAM) incorporates treatments used by cancer survivors in an attempt to improve their quality of life. Although population studies have identified factors associated with its use, to the best of the authors knowledge, assessment of why patients use CAM or the barriers against its use have not been examined to date.METHODSThe authors conducted a cross-sectional survey study in the thoracic, breast, and gastrointestinal medical oncology clinics at an academic cancer center. Clinical and demographic variables were collected by self-report and chart abstraction. Attitudes and beliefs were measured using the validated Attitudes and Beliefs about CAM (ABCAM) instrument. This instrument divides attitudes and beliefs into 3 domains: expected benefits, perceived barriers, and subjective norms.RESULTSAmong 969 participants (response rate, 82.7%) surveyed between June 2010 and September 2011, patient age 65 years, female sex, and college education were associated with a significantly greater expected benefit from CAM (P