The association of complementary alternative medicine use with anxiety, depression and quality of life in Turkish cancer patients
WSPOLCZESNA ONKOLOGIA-CONTEMPORARY ONCOLOGY, cilt.15, sa.5, ss.274-278, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.5114/wo.2011.25655
- Dergi Adı: WSPOLCZESNA ONKOLOGIA-CONTEMPORARY ONCOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.274-278
- Anahtar Kelimeler: complementary/alternative medicine (CAM), depression, anxiety, quality of life, cancer patients
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim of the study: The purpose of this study is to investigate the complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) usage and the factors affecting this among cancer patients in the western region of Turkey. 220 adult cancer patients participated in the study and 93 patients (42.3%) were found to use at least one CAM method.