Patterns of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Turkish Cancer Patients

YILDIZ İ., Ozguroglu M., TOPTAŞ T., TURNA Z. H., Sen F., YILDIZ M.

JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.383-390, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0226
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.383-390
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the tendency to use complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) by patients with cancer in Turkey, and to compare sociodemographic and medical characteristics, perceptions, and quality of life of users and nonusers of CAM.