{"title":"摩洛哥癌症患者使用传统和补充医学的原因","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.aimed.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>More than a third of cancer patients use traditional and complementary medicines (T&CM) in the Beni Mellal Khenifra region of Morocco. No study has investigated the reasons for this use. Our objective is to explore the main resaons this use.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Between April and October 2022, 200 cancer patients from the Beni Mellal oncology center participated in a qualitative and descriptive study with semi-structured interviews. We used thematic analysis to identify reasons for use.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>156 patients used T&CM (78 %). The majority used natural products<span><span>, including medicinal plants. The first four reasons given by the patients were the hope of recovery (25.64 %), the reduction of the undesirable effects of conventional treatments (20.51 %), the improvement of the </span>quality of life (physical, psychological, and esthetic) (17.94 %) and following traditions and customs (15.38 %).</span></p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The four reasons mentioned can explain the use of T&CM. Given the discrepancies found in other studies, this area of research deserves further investigation across Morocco.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7343,"journal":{"name":"Advances in integrative medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"The reasons for the use of traditional and complementary medicine by cancer patients in Morocco\",\"authors\":\"\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.aimed.2024.06.001\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>More than a third of cancer patients use traditional and complementary medicines (T&CM) in the Beni Mellal Khenifra region of Morocco. No study has investigated the reasons for this use. Our objective is to explore the main resaons this use.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Between April and October 2022, 200 cancer patients from the Beni Mellal oncology center participated in a qualitative and descriptive study with semi-structured interviews. We used thematic analysis to identify reasons for use.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>156 patients used T&CM (78 %). The majority used natural products<span><span>, including medicinal plants. The first four reasons given by the patients were the hope of recovery (25.64 %), the reduction of the undesirable effects of conventional treatments (20.51 %), the improvement of the </span>quality of life (physical, psychological, and esthetic) (17.94 %) and following traditions and customs (15.38 %).</span></p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The four reasons mentioned can explain the use of T&CM. Given the discrepancies found in other studies, this area of research deserves further investigation across Morocco.</p></div>\",\"PeriodicalId\":7343,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Advances in integrative medicine\",\"volume\":null,\"pages\":null},\"PeriodicalIF\":1.7000,\"publicationDate\":\"2024-09-01\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Advances in integrative medicine\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"1085\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212958824000594\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"Q2\",\"JCRName\":\"Medicine\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Advances in integrative medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212958824000594","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
The reasons for the use of traditional and complementary medicine by cancer patients in Morocco
Purpose
More than a third of cancer patients use traditional and complementary medicines (T&CM) in the Beni Mellal Khenifra region of Morocco. No study has investigated the reasons for this use. Our objective is to explore the main resaons this use.
Methods
Between April and October 2022, 200 cancer patients from the Beni Mellal oncology center participated in a qualitative and descriptive study with semi-structured interviews. We used thematic analysis to identify reasons for use.
Results
156 patients used T&CM (78 %). The majority used natural products, including medicinal plants. The first four reasons given by the patients were the hope of recovery (25.64 %), the reduction of the undesirable effects of conventional treatments (20.51 %), the improvement of the quality of life (physical, psychological, and esthetic) (17.94 %) and following traditions and customs (15.38 %).
Conclusion
The four reasons mentioned can explain the use of T&CM. Given the discrepancies found in other studies, this area of research deserves further investigation across Morocco.
期刊介绍:
Advances in Integrative Medicine (AIMED) is an international peer-reviewed, evidence-based research and review journal that is multi-disciplinary within the fields of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. The journal focuses on rigorous quantitative and qualitative research including systematic reviews, clinical trials and surveys, whilst also welcoming medical hypotheses and clinically-relevant articles and case studies disclosing practical learning tools for the consulting practitioner. By promoting research and practice excellence in the field, and cross collaboration between relevant practitioner groups and associations, the journal aims to advance the practice of IM, identify areas for future research, and improve patient health outcomes. International networking is encouraged through clinical innovation, the establishment of best practice and by providing opportunities for cooperation between organisations and communities.