COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE USAGE IN CANCER PATIENTS IN SOUTHEAST OF TURKEY

dc.contributor.authorKucukoner, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorBilge, Zulfikar
dc.contributor.authorIsikdogan, Abdurrahman
dc.contributor.authorKaplan, M. Ali
dc.contributor.authorInal, Ali
dc.contributor.authorUrakci, Zuhat
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:24:34Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:24:34Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods and clinical characteristics in cancer patients in southeast of Turkey. A total of 324 patients (173 female) were enrolled to this study. Questionnaire was applied to all patients individually for approximately 15 minutes by a doctor. At least one CAM method was used by 62% (n=201) of the patients. 82.5% (n=166) of patients treated with CAM were using at least one herbal species. Likewise, 40.9% (68/166) of these patients were using herbal mixtures and 39.8% (66/166) of them were using single herbal as nettle (Urtica dioica) or its seed, 19.3 % (32/166) of them were using other herbals. CAM methods were preferred more frequently by the patients with metastatic stage (p=0.005), receiving palliative treatment (p<0.001), chemotherapy (p=0.020), in between 40-60 ages patient groups (p=0.002), and when duration of disease was lengthened (p=0.002). CAM use among cancer patients is quite common. Presence of metastatic cancer at diagnosis, receiving chemotherapy and palliative treatment and long disease duration were found as main associated factors for CAM usage.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4314/ajtcam.v10i1.4
dc.identifier.endpage25en_US
dc.identifier.issn0189-6016
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid24082321
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84897921663
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage21en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v10i1.4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/19741
dc.identifier.volume10en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000309506800004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Networks Ethnomedicinesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAfrican Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectComplementary And Alternative Medicineen_US
dc.subjectHerbal Therapyen_US
dc.subjectCanceren_US
dc.titleCOMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE USAGE IN CANCER PATIENTS IN SOUTHEAST OF TURKEYen_US
dc.titleCOMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE USAGE IN CANCER PATIENTS IN SOUTHEAST OF TURKEY
dc.typeArticleen_US

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