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Status of Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Patients with Cancer in Korea: an Online Survey of Online Cancer Support Groups (KCSG PC21-20)
- Title
- Status of Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Patients with Cancer in Korea: an Online Survey of Online Cancer Support Groups (KCSG PC21-20)
- Authors
- Kim J.S.; Kwon J.H.; Rha S.Y.; Lee S.-C.; Chang Y.J.; Kwon I.-S.; You K.H.; Yoon H.Y.
- Ewha Authors
- 윤호영
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 윤호영
- Issue Date
- 2023
- Journal Title
- Cancer research and treatment
- ISSN
- 2005-9256
- Citation
- Cancer research and treatment vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 442 - 451
- Keywords
- Anthelmintics; Complementary and alternative medicine; Neoplasms; Survey
- Publisher
- NLM (Medline)
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS; KCI
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- PURPOSE: An increasing number of patients with cancers are interested in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), which lacks scientific evidence. This study aimed to determine how CAM was used and how media affected patients in online cancer support groups (OCSG). Materials and Methods: Between August 18 and September 12, 2021, an online survey was conducted among the members of OCSG. The survey consisted of five parts: baseline characteristics, attitudes toward and experience with CAM, source of information and reliabilities, experience with anthelmintics, and online health information literacy and usage. RESULTS: Among the 644 responders, a total of 221 patients with cancer completed the survey, and 78.2% (173/221) used CAM. The users' median age was 52 years; 46.8% were males, and 43.9% had metastatic disease. Fifty-three CAM users (30.6%) discussed their physicians about CAM. In addition, 16.2% (28/173) of CAM users had the experience of anthelmintics. The use of anthelmintics in patients with cancers was associated with younger age (odds ratio [OR], 0.89; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.84 to 0.95), metastatic disease (OR, 10.88; 95% CI, 3.39 to 34.86), previous exposure to CAM information (OR, 5.57; 95% CI, 1.01 to 30.72), experience with more types of CAM (OR, 1.98; 95% CI, 1.29 to 3.05), and side effects (OR, 5.10; 95% CI 1.46 to 17.75). CONCLUSION: Use of anthelmintics, a CAM of which information is widespread online, is affected by several factors. This study will provide essential information for developing a CAM management strategy in this digital age.
- DOI
- 10.4143/crt.2022.1483
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