The use of complementary and alternative (non-conventional) medicine in cancer patients in Turkey.
The use of complementary and alternative (non-conventional) medicine in cancer patients in Turkey.
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10.1016/j.ejon.2005.03.010
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2005-06-01
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Kara, Figen
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Algier, Lale A;Hanoglu, Ziyafet;Kara, Figen
本研究的目的是确定土耳其癌症患者使用的补充和替代医学（CAM）的各种方法及其特点。样本包括在两家医院的肿瘤门诊和住院部门监测的100名癌症患者。几乎所有参与的患者都在接受常规治疗，其中36%的患者也在使用CAM方法。女性患者和文化程度较低的个体更倾向于使用CAM方法。最常用的CAM方法似乎是草药疗法，最常用的草药是荨麻。大多数患者从他们的朋友、媒体和CAM供应商那里获得有关CAM方法的信息。患者的反应表明，“尽一切可能与疾病作斗争的愿望”和“它可能有帮助的想法，至少它没有害处”是使用CAM的两个最常见的原因。在这些患者中，79.3%的人承认他们使用的方法有不同程度的益处。最常见的好处是“身体和情绪都感觉更好”。本研究的大多数发现与在土耳其进行的关于该主题的其他研究的结果相似。
The purpose of this study was to define various methods of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) used by cancer patients and their characteristics in Turkey. The sample consisted of 100 cancer patients who were monitored in the oncology outpatient and inpatient departments of two hospitals. Almost all participating patients were receiving conventional treatment, 36% of which were also using CAM methods. Female patients and individuals with lower educational background showed a tendency to use CAM methods more often. The most frequently used CAM method appeared to be herbal therapy, and the most commonly used herb was the stinging nettle. Most patients obtained information about CAM methods from their friends, the media and from CAM vendors. Patients' responses indicate that "the desire to do everything possible to fight the disease" and "the idea that it may be helpful, at least it's not harmful" were the two most common reasons for using CAM. Of the patients, 79.3% acknowledged a varying degree of benefit from the methods they use. The most frequently indicated benefit was "feeling better both physically and emotionally". Most findings in this study are similar to the results of other research conducted on the subject in Turkey.