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The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Patients with Cancer Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy in Taiwan
To cite this article:
Che Yang, Li-Yin Chien, Chen-Jei Tai.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
May 2008,
14(4): 413-416.
doi:10.1089/acm.2007.7181.
Che Yang, R.N., M.S.Department of Nursing, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Li-Yin Chien, R.N., Sc.D., M.P.H.Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Chen-Jei Tai, M.D., Ph.D.Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. ABSTRACT Purpose: The objectives of this study were to describe the prevalence and types of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) used among patients with cancer receiving outpatient chemotherapy in Taiwan. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional survey. The study participants were 160 patients with cancer receiving outpatient chemotherapy at a medical center in northern Taiwan. Results: The vast majority of the participants reported CAM use (n = 157, 98.1%). The two most common groups of CAM used were “biologically based therapies” (77.5%) and “mind–body interventions” (60.6%). Fifteen percent (15.3%) of patients took grapeseed and ginseng, which might affect the efficacy of some chemotherapy regimens. Fourteen percent (14.4%) of patients did not know the name of the herbs they took. The most commonly reported reasons for CAM use were to boost the immune system (55.4%) and relieve stress (53.5%). Approximately two thirds of patients (66.2%) had never informed their physicians of CAM use.  This paper was cited by:Mind–Body Interventions in Oncology Linda E. Carlson, Barry D. Bultz Current Treatment Options in Oncology. Jul 2008, Vol. 9, No. 2-3: 127-134 CrossRef |
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