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Titre : | Complementary and alternative medicines used by cancer patients to cope with chemotherapy-induced constipation (2020) |
Auteurs : | Ismail Toygar ; Öznur Usta Yesilbalkan ; Merve Kürkütlü ; Abdullah Aslan |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (Vol. 39, May 2020) |
Article en page(s) : | 4p. |
Note générale : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101108 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Chimiothérapie ; Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques en santé ; Constipation ; Thérapies complémentaires ; Tumeurs |
Résumé : |
Objectives
The aim of this study was to evaluate complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) used by cancer patients to cope with chemotherapy-induced constipation, and attitudes of the patients toward CAM. Methods This descriptive study was conducted in an adult oncology unit of a university hospital with 214 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Data were collected with the Patient Identification Form and Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire (HCAMQ). Results Of the participants, 21.5% had information about CAM, the main source of information was the internet and social media (54.8%), and 31.8% used CAM in coping with chemotherapy-induced constipation. The most common method was phytotherapy (97.1%). The most commonly used herb was apricot (39.4%); the HCAMQ mean score was 34.3 (±4.6). Conclusion Cancer patients frequently use CAM to cope with chemotherapy-induced constipation and the most common CAM used by patients is phytotherapy. |
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