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The use of complementary and alternative therapies in childhood cancer: A questionnaire based on a descriptive survey from the western black sea region of Turkey

dc.contributor.authorKurtuncu, Meltem
dc.contributor.authorAkhan, Latife Utaş
dc.contributor.buuauthorYıldız, Hicran
dc.contributor.departmentSağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi
dc.contributor.departmentHemşirelik Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-4241-5231
dc.contributor.researcheridAAK-5246-2021
dc.contributor.researcheridAAI-7132-2021
dc.contributor.scopusid36633764400
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-13T07:06:54Z
dc.date.available2023-04-13T07:06:54Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractBackground: The objective of this study was to determine what complementary and alternative therapies are used in cases of childhood cancer, the frequency of their use and the factors that affect the tendency to resort to these therapies. Materials and Methods: The study, of cross-sectional design, was conducted with the parents of 101 children diagnosed with cancer, using a questionnaire and the technique of face-to-face interviews. Mean scores, percentages, chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used in the statistical analysis. During the study, interviews were held with 42.6% of the children's mothers and with the fathers of 44.6%. Results: The mean age of the children was 8.66 +/- 4.52 years. A group of 33.7% of the parents was making use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for their children. Of the parents, 76.5% stated that CAM had been instrumental in reducing a tumor, 53.8% said that their child's general condition had improved and 15.4% expressed an increase in morale. Another 41.2% concealed their use of CAM from their doctors and nurses. The parents that were interviewed: the age of the mother, the age of the father and the family's economic status were determining factors in the parents' use of CAM. The prevalence of the use of CAM among parents with children with cancer is not negligible. Conclusion: It is the researchers' belief that health professionals must be informed about the use of CAM and its methods and that the patients should be evaluated with an impartial approach and given information about the use of CAM, together with conventional treatment.Background: The objective of this study was to determine what complementary and alternative therapies are used in cases of childhood cancer, the frequency of their use and the factors that affect the tendency to resort to these therapies.Materials and Methods: The study, of cross-sectional design, was conducted with the parents of 101 children diagnosed with cancer, using a questionnaire and the technique of face-to-face interviews. Mean scores, percentages, chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used in the statistical analysis. During the study, interviews were held with 42.6% of the children's mothers and with the fathers of 44.6%.Results: The mean age of the children was 8.66 +/- 4.52 years. A group of 33.7% of the parents was making use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for their children. Of the parents, 76.5% stated that CAM had been instrumental in reducing a tumor, 53.8% said that their child's general condition had improved and 15.4% expressed an increase in morale. Another 41.2% concealed their use of CAM from their doctors and nurses. The parents that were interviewed: the age of the mother, the age of the father and the family's economic status were determining factors in the parents' use of CAM. The prevalence of the use of CAM among parents with children with cancer is not negligible.Conclusion: It is the researchers' belief that health professionals must be informed about the use of CAM and its methods and that the patients should be evaluated with an impartial approach and given information about the use of CAM, together with conventional treatment.
dc.identifier.citationKurtuncu, M. vd. (2016). The use of complementary and alternative therapies in childhood cancer: A questionnaire based on a descriptive survey from the western black sea region of Turkey". African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 13(3), 66-74.
dc.identifier.endpage74
dc.identifier.issn0189-6016
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84982216579
dc.identifier.startpage66
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajtcam/issue/view/13574
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v13i3.9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11452/32361
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.identifier.wos000372927000009
dc.indexed.wosSCIE
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAfrican Networks Ethnomedicines
dc.relation.collaborationYurt içi
dc.relation.journalAfrican Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectIntegrative & complementary medicine
dc.subjectCAM
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectMedicine use
dc.subjectPediatric oncology
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectPopulation
dc.subjectCare
dc.subject.emtreeAge
dc.subject.emtreeAlternative medicine
dc.subject.emtreeArticle
dc.subject.emtreeCancer inhibition
dc.subject.emtreeChild
dc.subject.emtreeChildhood cancer
dc.subject.emtreeControlled study
dc.subject.emtreeCross-sectional study
dc.subject.emtreeFemale
dc.subject.emtreeGeneral condition improvement
dc.subject.emtreeHerbal tea
dc.subject.emtreeHuman
dc.subject.emtreeMajor clinical study
dc.subject.emtreeMale
dc.subject.emtreeMorality
dc.subject.emtreePatient attitude
dc.subject.emtreeSchool child
dc.subject.emtreeSocial status
dc.subject.emtreeTreatment duration
dc.subject.emtreeTurkey (republic)
dc.subject.emtreeUrtica dioica
dc.subject.emtreeVitamin supplementation
dc.subject.scopusComplementary and Alternative Medicine; Homeopathy; Alternative Medicine
dc.subject.wosIntegrative & complementary medicine
dc.titleThe use of complementary and alternative therapies in childhood cancer: A questionnaire based on a descriptive survey from the western black sea region of Turkey
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.contributor.departmentSağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi/Hemşirelik Ana Bilim Dalı
local.indexed.atScopus
local.indexed.atWOS

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