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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Its Association with Quality of Life among Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
المؤلف
المصدر
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
العدد
المجلد 2016، العدد 2016 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2016)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2016-06-28
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Today, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is being routinely practiced by cancer patients worldwide.
This study aimed at examining the prevalence of CAM use in patients with cancer and comparing the quality of life (QoL) in CAM users and nonusers.
Methods.
A cross-sectional study was employed on 195 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy at Gondar University Referral Hospital (GURH) chemotherapy center.
Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used and the collected data were analyzed by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 21.0 for Windows.
Results.
154 (79%) patients were found to be users of CAM.
Educational status, average monthly income, disease stage, and comorbidity were strong predictors of use of CAM.
The most commonly utilized types of CAM were traditional herbal based medicine (72.1%) and only 20.8% of patients discuss with their doctors CAM use.
No significant difference was found in QoL between CAM users and nonusers except in financial difficulties ( p = 0.020 ).
Conclusions.
This study revealed a high rate of CAM use with very low disclosure rate to their health care providers.
Health care providers should be open to discuss the use of CAM with their patients as it will lead to better health outcome.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Erku, Daniel Asfaw. 2016. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Its Association with Quality of Life among Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104020
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Erku, Daniel Asfaw. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Its Association with Quality of Life among Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104020
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Erku, Daniel Asfaw. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Its Association with Quality of Life among Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104020
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1104020
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
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