Küçükgüçlü Özlem, Kizilci Sevgi, Mert Hatice, Uğur Özlem, Besen Dilek Büyükkaya, Ünsal Elif
Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
West J Nurs Res. 2012 Nov;34(7):902-16. doi: 10.1177/0193945910387165. Epub 2010 Nov 22.
The aim of this study was to investigate use of complementary and alternative medicines, and factors that affect use of these agents, in individuals with diabetes. This cross-sectional and descriptive study was performed at the outpatient clinics of four hospitals in Turkey with 396 diabetic individuals between October 2006 and March 2007. In this study, 34.6% of the participants were using complementary and alternative medicine in addition to conventional medicine; 73% of these individuals had not informed their doctors and nurses about their complementary and alternative medicine practice. Nurses, as health care providers, should not ignore complementary and alternative medicine options. Instead, they should try to determine the rate of complementary and alternative medicine use among their patients and understand their effects and the reasons for use of these agents. Nurses should learn more about these medicines and educate their patients.
本研究旨在调查糖尿病患者使用补充和替代药物的情况以及影响这些药物使用的因素。这项横断面描述性研究于2006年10月至2007年3月在土耳其四家医院的门诊进行，共有396名糖尿病患者参与。在本研究中，34.6%的参与者除了使用传统药物外还使用补充和替代药物；其中73%的人未将其补充和替代药物的使用情况告知医生和护士。护士作为医疗服务提供者，不应忽视补充和替代药物的选择。相反，他们应努力确定患者中使用补充和替代药物的比例，了解其效果以及使用这些药物的原因。护士应更多地了解这些药物并对患者进行教育。
