Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) among Breast Cancer Patients in a Public Hospital in Padang, Indonesia

Abstract

had discussed CAM that they want to use with health care providers. Conclusion: It is necessary for health care providers to give information to patients about safety and efficacy of CAM therapy.

The Correlation Between Being Informed on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Its Reported Use Among Cancer Patients in Yogyakarta

“…In this study, 25.3% of CAM users utilized this treatment based on the information obtained from health care providers and mostly obtained information from friends and neighbors through word-of-mouth information exchange. This result assertion follows the study conducted by Almasdy et al (2018), stating that the information about CAM was not from health care providers but friends or family (70.91%). Meanwhile, only 5.45% of the patients obtained information from healthcare providers (Almasdy et al, 2018).…”

“…This result assertion follows the study conducted by Almasdy et al (2018), stating that the information about CAM was not from health care providers but friends or family (70.91%). Meanwhile, only 5.45% of the patients obtained information from healthcare providers (Almasdy et al, 2018).…”

“…A study by Field et al (2009) also presented similar data, in which 54.4% out of 892 women with breast cancer in Australia and New Zealand used CAM in the form of supplements or vitamins. The use of herbs has also been confirmed as the most used CAM (92.72%) in a study by Almasdy et al (2018) in Padang, Indonesia, conducted on 85 breast cancer patients.…”

“…CAM is a various system, practice, and medical and health product commonly understood as non-conventional treatment (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2011). Cancer patients use CAM because it is easy and affordable, with no side effects, and their belief in the positive effects of CAM (Almasdy et al, 2018).…”

“…In Indonesia, especially Yogyakarta, to date, almost no nationwide studies have reported CAM use. Data obtained from Padang, Indonesia, reported that 65% of patients had used CAM (Almasdy et al, 2018). Nurses also play an essential role in exploring the use of CAM and improving the cancer patients' understanding of CAM in terms of its procedure and the reason for its use.…”