Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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dc.authoridUstundag, Hulya/0000-0001-6119-8573
dc.authorwosidGül, Asiye/AAC-6449-2020
dc.authorwosidUstundag, Hulya/AGF-6630-2022
dc.contributor.authorGul, Asiye
dc.contributor.authorUstundag, Hulya
dc.contributor.authorAndsoy, Isil Isik
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T20:45:41Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T20:45:41Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate quality of life and complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with breast cancer in Turkey. The sample consists of women who had modified undergone radical mastectomy or breast conserving surgery. Data were collected using a questionnaire addressing personal/medical characteristics use of complementary and alternative medicine and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) to measure quality of life. A majority of subjects underwent modified radical mastectomy procedures. The social and physical mean scores were the highest and role physical and role emotional mean score were the lowest. The most common complementary and alternative methods were praying, exercise, and herbs use. In conclusion, women with breast cancer have a moderate level of quality of life, and that they use complementary and alternative methods widely.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/HNP.0000000000000038
dc.identifier.endpage264en_US
dc.identifier.issn0887-9311
dc.identifier.issn1550-5138
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid24919096en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84902435897en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage258en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000038
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/7639
dc.identifier.volume28en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000338446200007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofHolistic Nursing Practiceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectBreast Canceren_US
dc.subjectComplementary And Alternative Medicineen_US
dc.subjectQuality Of Lifeen_US
dc.subjectSurvivorsen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectTherapiesen_US
dc.titleQuality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
dc.typeArticle

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