约旦癌症患者样本中，草药制剂作为补充和替代医学（CAM）的使用情况。
The use of herbal preparations as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in a sample of patients with cancer in Jordan.
机构信息
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan Queen Rania Al-Abdallah Street, Amman 11942, Jordan.
出版信息
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2010 Nov;16(4):208-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.05.001. Epub 2010 Jun 8.
PURPOSE
This study sought to describe the type, frequency, purpose and pattern of herbal preparation use as complementary medicine in a sample of patients with cancer in Jordan.
METHOD
The study took the form of a cross-sectional survey of patients attending the outpatient departments at King Hussein Cancer Centre (KHCC), a specialist cancer centre in Amman. The method was based on using a semi-structured questionnaire.
RESULTS
A total of 1138 patients with cancer were interviewed, out of which 404 (35.5%) reported using botanicals based complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) primarily bought form Jordan (85.1%) and used in the crude form as infusions (73.3%). Only 6.8% used herbal products in a dosage form. Most of CAM users were above 40 years of age (63.1%). Recommendation of a friend was the main factor that prompted them to use CAM (41.8%).
CONCLUSION
This study revealed that CAM use is common among patients with cancer in Jordan.
目的
本研究旨在描述约旦癌症患者样本中作为补充药物的草药制剂的类型、频率、用途和使用模式。
方法
本研究采用横断面调查的形式，对安曼一家癌症专科医院——侯赛因国王癌症中心（KHCC）的门诊患者进行调查。该方法基于使用半结构式问卷。
结果
共对 1138 名癌症患者进行了访谈，其中 404 名（35.5%）报告使用了基于植物的补充和替代医学（CAM），主要是从约旦购买的（85.1%），并以粗提形式作为汤剂使用（73.3%）。只有 6.8%的人使用了草药的剂量形式。大多数 CAM 用户年龄在 40 岁以上（63.1%）。朋友的推荐是促使他们使用 CAM 的主要因素（41.8%）。
结论
本研究表明，CAM 在约旦癌症患者中较为常见。
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