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The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Korean Breast Cancer Women: Is It Associated with Severity of Symptoms?
Background. Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among patients with breast cancer could be associated with severity of the cancer symptoms experienced, but there is little evidence to prove this. This study tried to investigate any difference in the severity of breast cancer symptoms...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4681796/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26770251 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/182475 |
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author | Hwang, Jung Hye Kim, Woon-Yong Ahmed, Mansoor Choi, Soojeung Kim, Jiwoo Han, Dong Woon |
author_facet | Hwang, Jung Hye Kim, Woon-Yong Ahmed, Mansoor Choi, Soojeung Kim, Jiwoo Han, Dong Woon |
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description | Background. Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among patients with breast cancer could be associated with severity of the cancer symptoms experienced, but there is little evidence to prove this. This study tried to investigate any difference in the severity of breast cancer symptoms between CAM users and nonusers. Methods. The study followed cross-sectional design using structured survey questionnaire. Survey participants were recruited from four different healthcare settings in Seoul, South Korea. The survey instrument comprised 39 items including questions on demographics, use of CAM, and six main symptoms associated with breast cancer and cancer treatment. Results. Out of 288 participants, 67% stated using one or more modalities of CAM. Age, education, and time duration since diagnosis of cancer were significantly associated with use of CAM. About 90% of the CAM users experienced side effects of cancer treatment. CAM users reported more severe anxiety and skin/hair changes than nonusers. Conclusions. CAM was used by those breast cancer patients who experience more severe symptoms to alleviate the conditions associated with breast cancer and cancer treatment. Our findings revealed motivation behind the CAM use, which has profound implications for clinicians to recognize patient-perceived needs. |
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spelling | pubmed-46817962016-01-14 The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Korean Breast Cancer Women: Is It Associated with Severity of Symptoms? Hwang, Jung Hye Kim, Woon-Yong Ahmed, Mansoor Choi, Soojeung Kim, Jiwoo Han, Dong Woon Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article Background. Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among patients with breast cancer could be associated with severity of the cancer symptoms experienced, but there is little evidence to prove this. This study tried to investigate any difference in the severity of breast cancer symptoms between CAM users and nonusers. Methods. The study followed cross-sectional design using structured survey questionnaire. Survey participants were recruited from four different healthcare settings in Seoul, South Korea. The survey instrument comprised 39 items including questions on demographics, use of CAM, and six main symptoms associated with breast cancer and cancer treatment. Results. Out of 288 participants, 67% stated using one or more modalities of CAM. Age, education, and time duration since diagnosis of cancer were significantly associated with use of CAM. About 90% of the CAM users experienced side effects of cancer treatment. CAM users reported more severe anxiety and skin/hair changes than nonusers. Conclusions. CAM was used by those breast cancer patients who experience more severe symptoms to alleviate the conditions associated with breast cancer and cancer treatment. Our findings revealed motivation behind the CAM use, which has profound implications for clinicians to recognize patient-perceived needs. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4681796/ /pubmed/26770251 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/182475 Text en Copyright © 2015 Jung Hye Hwang et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Hwang, Jung Hye Kim, Woon-Yong Ahmed, Mansoor Choi, Soojeung Kim, Jiwoo Han, Dong Woon The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Korean Breast Cancer Women: Is It Associated with Severity of Symptoms? |
title | The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Korean Breast Cancer Women: Is It Associated with Severity of Symptoms? |
title_full | The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Korean Breast Cancer Women: Is It Associated with Severity of Symptoms? |
title_fullStr | The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Korean Breast Cancer Women: Is It Associated with Severity of Symptoms? |
title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Korean Breast Cancer Women: Is It Associated with Severity of Symptoms? |
title_short | The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Korean Breast Cancer Women: Is It Associated with Severity of Symptoms? |
title_sort | use of complementary and alternative medicine by korean breast cancer women: is it associated with severity of symptoms? |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4681796/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26770251 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/182475 |
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