Algier Lale A, Hanoglu Ziyafet, Ozden Gülten, Kara Figen
Department of Nursing, Health Sciences Faculty, Baskent University, Baglica Campus, Ankara 06530, Turkey.
Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2005 Jun;9(2):138-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2005.03.010.
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.
本研究的目的是确定土耳其癌症患者使用的各种补充和替代医学（CAM）方法及其特点。样本包括在两家医院的肿瘤门诊和住院部接受监测的100名癌症患者。几乎所有参与研究的患者都在接受传统治疗，其中36%的患者也在使用CAM方法。女性患者和教育背景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。大多数患者从朋友、媒体和CAM供应商那里获得有关CAM方法的信息。患者的回答表明，“尽一切可能对抗疾病的愿望”和“认为它可能有帮助，至少无害”是使用CAM的两个最常见原因。在患者中，79.3%承认从他们使用的方法中获得了不同程度的益处。最常提到的益处是“身体和情绪上感觉更好”。本研究中的大多数发现与土耳其在该主题上进行的其他研究结果相似。
