Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey.
World J Pediatr. 2014 Nov;10(4):299-305. doi: 10.1007/s12519-014-0507-8. Epub 2014 Dec 17.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is applied both to children and adults widely throughout the world. A previous pan-European survey showed a surprisingly high CAM-use in Turkish children. This review aimed to survey information on the use of CAM in pediatrics in Turkey.
A narrative, non-systematic review was conducted by melding expert opinions with a thorough and balanced review of available evidence. An unrestricted literature search using the key words, "alternative", "complementary", "integrative", "prevalence" and "pediatric" or "children" and "Turkey" was performed by internet search in March, 2012 using PubMed and Google Scholar.
CAM use was examined in general pediatrics, pediatric oncology, patients with asthma, and patients with diabetes. A frequency of CAM use was 87% in Turkish pediatric patients, with a mean of 60%. The primary sources of information about CAM are family and friends. Communication with patients/parents and health care professionals showed that most parents do not speak about CAM use with their physicians or nurses.
CAM is extensively used in Turkish pediatric patients. This might be due to Turkey's status as a developing country in which a traditional medical system still dominates in comparison to developed countries. Thus, larger studies are required to prove an extensive use of CAM in Turkey, as this review article does not have the capacity for in-depth analysis. Knowledge about CAM and its related topics is essential for physicians and nurses in order to meet the patients' wish for a competent consultation concerning all aspects of a possible therapy.
补充和替代医学（CAM）在全世界范围内广泛应用于儿童和成人。以前的一项泛欧调查显示，土耳其儿童的 CAM 使用率高得惊人。本综述旨在调查土耳其儿科中 CAM 使用的信息。
通过融合专家意见和对现有证据进行全面、平衡的审查，进行了叙述性、非系统性综述。2012 年 3 月，使用互联网在 PubMed 和 Google Scholar 上使用关键词“替代”、“补充”、“综合”、“流行”和“儿科”或“儿童”和“土耳其”进行了无限制的文献搜索。
CAM 的使用在一般儿科、儿科肿瘤学、哮喘患者和糖尿病患者中进行了检查。土耳其儿科患者中 CAM 的使用率为 87%，平均为 60%。关于 CAM 的主要信息来源是家庭和朋友。与患者/家长和卫生保健专业人员的沟通表明，大多数家长不会与他们的医生或护士谈论 CAM 的使用。
CAM 在土耳其儿科患者中广泛使用。这可能是由于土耳其作为一个发展中国家，与发达国家相比，传统医学体系仍然占主导地位。因此，需要进行更大规模的研究来证明 CAM 在土耳其的广泛使用，因为这篇综述文章没有进行深入分析的能力。为了满足患者对可能治疗的各个方面进行熟练咨询的愿望，了解 CAM 及其相关主题对医生和护士来说是必不可少的。
