Complementary and alternative medicine use in cancer: A systematic review
| Autor: | Martin R. Keene, Ian Heslop, Beverley Glass, Sabe Sabesan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Complementary Therapies
Male medicine.medical_specialty Higher education Population Scopus Alternative medicine Demographic profile 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Neoplasms medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education education.field_of_study Health professionals business.industry Cancer Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Complementary and alternative medicine Family medicine Income Educational Status Female General health business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 35:33-47 |
| ISSN: | 1744-3881 |
| Popis: | Background and purpose Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in cancer is increasing. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature to determine demographic profiles and prevalence and reasons for use in cancer patients. Methods In this systematic review, the databases OVID, PubMed, and Scopus were searched for studies on CAM use in cancer between 2009 and June 2018. Results The results showed that an average of 51% of cancer patients used CAM. Common independent demographic characteristics associated with CAM use were younger, female cancer patients, having higher education, earning a higher income and having previously used CAM. Frequent reasons for use, grouped into themes were shown to be to influence their cancer and general health and to treat complications of the cancer or therapy. Conclusion The review provides an insight and will serve to better inform health professionals on how this population is using CAM. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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