Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Turkish Cancer Patients and the Influencing Factors

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Turkish Cancer Patients and the Influencing Factors

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies especially among cancer patients was quite frequent because of many reasons. The study was conducted in order to determine the use of CAM therapies among Turkish cancer patients and also determine the influencing factors. This descrip...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of caring sciences 2018-01, Vol.11 (1), p.319-332
Hauptverfasser: Demir, Burcu Dedeoglu, Erol, Ozgul
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Alternative medicine
Cancer therapies
Chemotherapy
Clinical medicine
Dietary supplements
Health care
Hematology
Nursing care
Oncology
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies especially among cancer patients was quite frequent because of many reasons. The study was conducted in order to determine the use of CAM therapies among Turkish cancer patients and also determine the influencing factors. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed with total 280 patients who received inpatient and outpatient treatment in an oncology clinic of a university hospital. Data were collected by using the Patient Characteristics Form and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Scale. p
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X