The association of complementary alternative medicine use with anxiety, depression and quality of life in Turkish cancer patients

Oktay Tarhan; Ahmet Alacacioglu; Isil Somali; Hilal Sipahi; Mehmet Zencir; Cigdem Erten; Meliha Dirioz; Ilhan Oztop; Mehmet Ozgur Niflioglu; Ugur Yilmaz

doi:10.5114/wo.2011.25655

eISSN: 1897-4309
ISSN: 1428-2526

Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia

Current issue Archive Manuscripts accepted About the journal Supplements Addendum Special Issues Editorial board Reviewers Abstracting and indexing Subscription Contact Instructions for authors Publication charge Ethical standards and procedures

Editorial System

Submit your Manuscript

Editorial Policies

Sarajevo Declaration on Integrity and Visibility of Scholarly Publications

5/2011
vol. 15

Send email

Copy url:

abstract:

Original paper

The association of complementary alternative medicine use with anxiety, depression and quality of life in Turkish cancer patients

Oktay Tarhan

,

Ahmet Alacacioglu

,

Isil Somali

,

Hilal Sipahi

,

Mehmet Zencir

,

Cigdem Erten

,

Meliha Dirioz

,

Ilhan Oztop

,

Mehmet Ozgur Niflioglu

,

Ugur Yilmaz

Wspolczesna Onkol 2011; 15 (5): 274–278

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/wo.2011.25655

Online publish date: 2011/11/22

View full text Get citation

EndNote

Papers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero

AMA

Tarhan O, Alacacioglu A, Somali I, et al. The association of complementary alternative medicine use with anxiety, depression and quality of life in Turkish cancer patients. Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia. 2011;15(5):274-278. doi:10.5114/wo.2011.25655.

APA

Tarhan, O., Alacacioglu, A., Somali, I., Sipahi, H., Zencir, M.,  & Erten, C. et al. (2011). The association of complementary alternative medicine use with anxiety, depression and quality of life in Turkish cancer patients. Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia, 15(5), 274-278. https://doi.org/10.5114/wo.2011.25655

Chicago

Tarhan, Oktay, Ahmet Alacacioglu, Isil Somali, Hilal Sipahi, Mehmet Zencir, Cigdem Erten,  and Meliha Dirioz et al. 2011. "The association of complementary alternative medicine use with anxiety, depression and quality of life in Turkish cancer patients". Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia 15 (5): 274-278. doi:10.5114/wo.2011.25655.

Harvard

Tarhan, O., Alacacioglu, A., Somali, I., Sipahi, H., Zencir, M., Erten, C., Dirioz, M., Oztop, I., Niflioglu, M.,  and Yilmaz, U. (2011). The association of complementary alternative medicine use with anxiety, depression and quality of life in Turkish cancer patients. Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia, 15(5), pp.274-278. https://doi.org/10.5114/wo.2011.25655

MLA

Tarhan, Oktay et al. "The association of complementary alternative medicine use with anxiety, depression and quality of life in Turkish cancer patients." Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia, vol. 15, no. 5, 2011, pp. 274-278. doi:10.5114/wo.2011.25655.

Vancouver

Tarhan O, Alacacioglu A, Somali I, Sipahi H, Zencir M, Erten C et al. The association of complementary alternative medicine use with anxiety, depression and quality of life in Turkish cancer patients. Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia. 2011;15(5):274-278. doi:10.5114/wo.2011.25655.

PlumX metrics:

Aim of the study : The purpose of this study is to investigate the complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) usage and the factors affecting this among cancer patients in the western region of Turkey. 220 adult cancer patients participated in the study and 93 patients (42.3%) were found to use at least one CAM method.

Material and methods : Our study was done by face-to-face communication in a university hospital, in Turkey. Oncology patients’ primary diseases, sociodemographic characteristics, complementary alternative medicine usage, psychological conditions and quality of life were evaluated with proper psychological scales. Patients using and not using CAM were compared with respect to Beck Depression, State Trait Anxiety and Beck Hopelessness scores. No statistically significant difference was detected between/among the groups in BDI (12.0 ±8.4, 11.9 ±8.7, p = 0.96), BHS (5.5 ±4.9, 4.8 ±4.4, p = 0.27) or STAI (43.7 ±8.0, 44.3 ±8.2, p = 0.64) scores. Patients using and not using CAM were compared with respect to WHOQOL-BREF quality of life scores. There was no statistically significant difference between/among the groups in WHOQOL-BREF sub-group scores (physical, psychological, social relations, environment, standardized by culture (environment), general health).

Results : Nearly half of the patients (42.3%) in this region were found to be using at least one of the CAM methods. The patients mostly preferred herbal methods, with the leading product being stinging nettle (Urtica dioica). The severity of disease (recurrence and dissemination) and patients’ knowledge of the diagnoses were the most important factors affecting the CAM usage.

Conclusions : The usage of CAM by oncology patients and the effects of CAM on the present medication prescribed by oncology practitioners must be remembered when they are admitted to polyclinics. Also it must be known that patients with advanced stage and patients with recurrence are more likely to use complementary alternative medications than early stage patients. Therefore oncology patients must be informed about CAM besides their clinical situations. At least physicians should give answers about the CAM to their patients.

keywords:

The association of complementary alternative medicine use with anxiety, depression and quality of life in Turkish cancer patients

Oktay Tarhan , Ahmet Alacacioglu , Isil Somali , Hilal Sipahi , Mehmet Zencir , Cigdem Erten , Meliha Dirioz , Ilhan Oztop , Mehmet Ozgur Niflioglu , Ugur Yilmaz

complementary/alternative medicine (CAM), depression, anxiety, quality of life, cancer patients

Oktay Tarhan

,

Ahmet Alacacioglu

,

Isil Somali

,

Hilal Sipahi

,

Mehmet Zencir

,

Cigdem Erten

,

Meliha Dirioz

,

Ilhan Oztop

,

Mehmet Ozgur Niflioglu

,

Ugur Yilmaz