The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines Among Surgical Patients: A Survey Study.

Autor: Yazici G, Erdogan Z, Bulut H, Ay A, Kalkan N, Atasayar S, Erden Yuksekkaya S
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses [J Perianesth Nurs] 2019 Apr; Vol. 34 (2), pp. 322-329. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2018.04.007
Abstrakt: Purpose: The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased around the world. This study evaluates CAM use in surgery patients.
Design: Cross-sectional and descriptive study.
Methods: This study was conducted in a university hospital in Turkey between January 1 and June 30, 2016, on volunteer inpatients who were scheduled for surgery because of various complaints.
Findings: In this study, 65.9% of the patients used CAMs, 87.4% of the patients used herbal methods, and 63.7% of the patients used cognitive-behavioral methods.
Conclusions: Health care providers, and nursing staff, in particular, should have adequate knowledge of societal approaches to CAMs, as well as the possible benefits and harms CAM may cause.
(Copyright © 2018 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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