Complementary and alternative medicines used by cancer patients to cope with chemotherapy-induced constipation

Complementary and alternative medicines used by cancer patients to cope with chemotherapy-induced constipation

The aim of this study was to evaluate complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) used by cancer patients to cope with chemotherapy-induced constipation, and attitudes of the patients toward CAM. This descriptive study was conducted in an adult oncology unit of a university hospital with 214 cance...

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Published in:Complementary therapies in clinical practice Vol. 39; p. 101108
Main Authors: Toygar, İsmail, Yeşilbalkan, Öznur Usta, Kürkütlü, Merve, Aslan, Abdullah
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01-05-2020
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:
Alternative medicine
Attitudes
Cancer
Chemotherapy
Complementary medicine
Constipation
Coping
Drugs
Induced
Nursing
Oncology
Social media
Attitudes
Complementary medicine
Constipation
Cancer
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Summary:The aim of this study was to evaluate complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) used by cancer patients to cope with chemotherapy-induced constipation, and attitudes of the patients toward CAM. This descriptive study was conducted in an adult oncology unit of a university hospital with 214 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Data were collected with the Patient Identification Form and Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire (HCAMQ). Of the participants, 21.5% had information about CAM, the main source of information was the internet and social media (54.8%), and 31.8% used CAM in coping with chemotherapy-induced constipation. The most common method was phytotherapy (97.1%). The most commonly used herb was apricot (39.4%); the HCAMQ mean score was 34.3 (±4.6). Cancer patients frequently use CAM to cope with chemotherapy-induced constipation and the most common CAM used by patients is phytotherapy. •Only 21.5% of the cancer patients have information about CAM.•The main source of information about CAM among cancer patients is the internet and social media.•One of the three cancer patients experienced constipation are using one or more CAM.•The most common CAM is phytotherapy with 97.1% among cancer patients experienced constipation.
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ISSN:1744-3881
1873-6947
DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101108