scholarly journals Nuevos Espacios Urbanos Para Nuevas Tendencias: Medicina Complementaria y Alternativa y Ciudades Medias Globales

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 526
Author(s):  
Antonia Ramírez ◽  
Rosalía Martínez ◽  
Miguel A. Márquez
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
The Other ◽  
Global Cities ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
European City ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The City ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Complementary and alternative medicine refers to the use and benefit of non-allopathic medicines, which is presently increasing in Western societies. This study, on one hand, shows the presence and the form that this new fashion among the population adopts. On the other hand, it shows the spatial distribution of the tendency in CAM. This refers to its distribution according to neighborhoods and metropolitan territories. For this purpose, the city of Seville, Spain, a middle European city present in the network of global cities, has been selected for this study. To show this sociological reality, quantitative methodology has been conducted within two years beginning from 2013 to 2014. The database that was created provided information about the offer of the CAM, specifically 100 different practices related with the complementary and alternative medicine of 450 Centers and professionals. This is with a total of 1338 number of answers.

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

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ike Wuri Winahyu Sari ◽  
Dwi Kartika Rukmi
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Limited Health ◽  
The City ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Background: Previous studies have indicated that the majority of cancer patients have used self-selected Complementary and Alternative Medicine to relieve disease-related symptoms and treatment-related adverse effects untreated by conventional treatment to improve the quality of life. Unfortunately, studies on Complementary and Alternative Medicine use among cancer patients, especially in Yogyakarta, the city with the highest cancer prevalence in Indonesia, are still limited.Objective: This present study aims to identify the correlation between being informed on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and its reported use among cancer patients.Methods: This study was a descriptive correlational study on 75 consenting cancer patients. The respondents were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Data about their Complementary and Alternative Medicine use were collected by administered questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis.Results: 25.3% of respondents had used Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Being informed on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and its reported use among cancer patients were significantly correlated (r=0.331; p=0.002).Conclusion: Complementary and Alternative Medicine use among cancer patients was still limited. Health providers need to discuss Complementary and Alternative Medicine use with their patients openly.

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