Complementary and alternative medicine in pediatrics in Turkey

作     者：Candan Ozturk Hulya Karatas Alfred Längler Tim Schütze Rebekka Bailey Tycho Jan Zuzak 

作者机构：Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim UniversityFaculty of Health SciencesHead of Nursing DepartmentIstanbulTurkey Harran UniversitySchool of HealthPediatric Nursing DepartmentSanliurfa Turkiye GemeinschaftskrankenhausDepartment for Integrative Pediatric and Adolescent MedicineHerdeckeGermany University of Witten/HerdeckeFaculty of HealthCentre for Integrative MedicineWittenGermany University Children's HospitalDepartment of Pediatric Oncology and HematologyEssenGermany 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Pediatrics》 (世界儿科杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第10卷第4期

页      面：299-305页

核心收录：

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 08[工学] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：acupuncture alternative medicine herbal medicine homeopathy mind-body 

摘      要：Background:Complementary and alternative medicine(CAM)is applied both to children and adults widely throughout the world.A previous pan-European survey showed a surprisingly high CAM-use in Turkish children.This review aimed to survey information on the use of CAM in pediatrics in Turkey.Data sources:A narrative,non-systematic review was conducted by melding expert opinions with a thorough and balanced review of available evidence.An unrestricted literature search using the key words,alternative,complementary,integrative,prevalenceandpediatricorchildrenandTurkeywas performed by internet search in March,2012 using PubMed and Google Scholar.Results:CAM use was examined in general pediatrics,pediatric oncology,patients with asthma,and patients with diabetes.A frequency of CAM use was 87%in Turkish pediatric patients,with a mean of 60%.The primary sources of information about CAM are family and friends.Communication with patients/parents and health care professionals showed that most parents do not speak about CAM use with their physicians or nurses.Conclusions:CAM is extensively used in Turkish pediatric patients.This might be due to Turkey s status as a developing country in which a traditional medical system still dominates in comparison to developed countries.Thus,larger studies are required to prove an extensive use of CAM in Turkey,as this review article does not have the capacity for in-depth analysis.Knowledge about CAM and its related topics is essential for physicians and nurses in order to meet the patients wish for a competent consultation concerning all aspects of a possible therapy.