Determination of the usage of complementary and alternative medicine among pregnant women in the Northern Region of Turkey

Koç, Zeliha; Sağlam, Zeynep; Topatan, Serap

doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2016.11.003

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“…It is noted that no study conducted and published in Brazil reported the use of CAM as Reiki and, consequently, none on the understanding and acceptance of CAM for pregnant women who were diagnosed with diabetes. The demographic data found in this study corroborate studies showing CAM users in Malaysia 6,12 where the average age, educational level and socioeconomic status are similar for pregnant women seeking it. This is contradictory in developed countries where middle-aged pregnant women with higher education seem to look more for CAM, as in Switzerland 1 and Australia.…”

Section:  Path Towards Understanding Reiki Therapy Knowledge and Accsupporting

confidence: 87%

“…Yes, I would like to have it because it would help more during pregnancy and I believe a lot of people would need it too. (A7) It can also be said, although this study only assesses the knowledge and acceptance of CAM in a Brazilian tertiary center, that such results corroborate those found in Malaysia 6 and Turkey, 12 where most women use CAM during prenatal care. Turkey and Malaysia are known to be developing countries, such as Brazil, and CAM users are mostly of low education and socioeconomic status; However, Switzerland and Australia are developed countries and showed that the majority of CAM users came from higher education and middle to high income levels.…”

Section: Do Not Know Reiki But With the Explanation Here On The Flsupporting

confidence: 80%

“…Other studies have also suggested that such popularization is due to the population's search for a more natural way of life that our ancestors experienced when they suffered from any kind of disease, reducing the habit of self-medication and its side effects. 8,12,15 It was shown in this study that ten out of 12 respondents would receive some CAM, for example:…”

Section: Do Not Know Reiki But With the Explanation Here On The Flmentioning

confidence: 77%

“…In addition, others thought they did not know about CAM, but their understanding was correct, as in the following statement: Although a large number of respondents have not completed their regular education, it is found that they are connected to various types of media, such as television, radio and the internet, which were known to popularize CAM in some countries. 4, 8,12 In addition, CAM is thought to have grown most rapidly in Western countries since the 1980s, with the opening of several homeopathic pharmacies, herbal fairs and private holistic health practices. Other studies have also suggested that such popularization is due to the population's search for a more natural way of life that our ancestors experienced when they suffered from any kind of disease, reducing the habit of self-medication and its side effects.…”

Section: Do Not Know Reiki But With the Explanation Here On The Flmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Acceptance of additional alternative medicine by pregnant diabetics

Rodrigues

Ferraz

Lima

et al. 2019

Rev enferm UFPE on line.

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Objetivo: avaliar como as mulheres grávidas com diabetes compreendem e aceitam o uso de práticas integrativas e complementares na saúde, especialmente o Reiki, durante o atendimento pré-natal. Método: trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, descritivo, exploratório, de gestantes diabéticas atendidas num Centro de Investigação do Diabetes Perinatal em um centro terciário, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com 12 gestantes. Audiogravaram-se e transcreveram-se as entrevistas para posterior análise cujos dados foram submetidos à técnica de Análise de Conteúdo. Resultados: demonstrou-se, pela maioria das mulheres gestantes diagnosticadas com diabetes, o conhecimento de algumas práticas integrativas e complementares na saúde. Receber-se-iam, além disso, por um grande número de entrevistadas, tais terapias se essas fossem disponíveis no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), porém, a terapia Reiki mostrou ser desconhecida entre as pacientes. Conclusão: serve-se este estudo como ponto de partida para profissionais de saúde introduzirem as terapias integrativas e complementares na saúde pública brasileira. Tornam-se necessários estudos adicionais em outras populações para obter uma visão mais profunda e detalhada do perfil das pacientes em diferentes regiões. Descritores: Terapias Complementares; Pré-natal; Gravidez em Diabéticas; Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde; Toque Terapêutico; Análise Qualitativa.AbstractObjective: to evaluate how pregnant women with diabetes understand and accept the use of integrative and complementary health practices, especially Reiki, during prenatal care. Method: this is a qualitative, descriptive, exploratory study of diabetic pregnant women seen at a Perinatal Diabetes Research Center in a tertiary center, through semi-structured interviews with 12 pregnant women. The interviews were audio recorded and transcribed for later analysis whose data were submitted to the Content Analysis technique. Results: it was demonstrated, by most pregnant women diagnosed with diabetes, the knowledge of some integrative and complementary practices in health. In addition, a large number of respondents would receive such therapies if they were available in the Unified Health System (UHS), but Reiki therapy was unknown to patients. Conclusion: this study serves as a starting point for health professionals to introduce integrative and complementary therapies in Brazilian public health. Further studies in other populations are needed to gain a deeper and more detailed view of patients' profiles in different regions. Descriptors: Complementary Therapies; Prenatal Care; Pregnancy in Diabetics; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Therapeutic Touch; Qualitative Analysis.ResumenObjetivo: evaluar cómo las mujeres embarazadas con diabetes entienden y aceptan el uso de prácticas de salud integradoras y complementarias en salud, especialmente el Reiki, durante la atención prenatal. Método: este es un estudio cualitativo, descriptivo, exploratorio de mujeres embarazadas diabéticas atendidas en un Centro de Investigación de Diabetes Perinatal en un centro terciario, a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas con 12 mujeres embarazadas. Las entrevistas se grabaron en audio y se transcribieron para un análisis posterior cuyos datos fueron sometidos a la técnica de Análisis de Contenido. Resultados: la mayoría de las mujeres embarazadas diagnosticadas con diabetes demostraron el conocimiento de algunas prácticas integradoras y complementarias en salud. Además, un gran número de encuestados recibiría tales terapias si estuvieran disponibles en el Sistema Único de Salud (SUS), pero la terapia de Reiki era desconocida para los pacientes. Conclusión: este estudio sirve como punto de partida para que los profesionales de la salud introduzcan terapias integradoras y complementarias en la salud pública brasileña. Se necesitan más estudios en otras poblaciones para obtener una visión más profunda y detallada de los perfiles de los pacientes en diferentes regiones. Descriptores: Terapias Complementares; Atención Prenatal; Embarazo em Diabéticas; Aceptación de la Atención de Salud; Tacto Terapéutico; Análisis Cualitativo.

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Section:  Path Towards Understanding Reiki Therapy Knowledge and Accsupporting

confidence: 87%

Section: Do Not Know Reiki But With the Explanation Here On The Flsupporting

confidence: 80%

Section: Do Not Know Reiki But With the Explanation Here On The Flmentioning

confidence: 77%

Section: Do Not Know Reiki But With the Explanation Here On The Flmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Acceptance of additional alternative medicine by pregnant diabetics

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Ferraz

Lima

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“…17 In a recent study, the prevalence of CAM applied during pregnancy has been researched, and it has been observed that 41.1% of women during pregnancy prefer these practices due to pregnancy- related complaints resulting from conventional methods. 18 In our study, it was found that the rate of use of one of the nondrug methods for psychiatric complaints by women was 33.3% (n=162) throughout their lives, 6.4% (n=31) during previous pregnancies, 3.6% (n=17) during the current pregnancy, and 9.2% (n=45) during the postpartum period. Similar to other studies in the literature, it was observed in our study that CAM practices were frequently preferred by women during pregnancy.…”

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confidence: 57%

How often do women use non-drug treatment methods for psyschiatric symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum periods?

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Yazıcı²,

Yazıcı³

et al. 2019

Mental Illness

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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of complementary and alternative medical applications (CAM) and non-drug treatments of women during their pregnancies, postpartum periods and the changes between these periods. The Screening Form for Non-pharmacologic Methods Used during Pregnancy and Postpartum period was administered to the participants. Passiflora (Incarnata), Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s Wort), omega 3 supplements, bright light treatment, transmagnetic stimulation, S-adenosyl- methionine, herbal teas, biofeedback/neurofeedback, amulets, exercise, acupuncture and psychotherapy were investigated. The ratio of the use of one of the CAM methods for psychiatric complaints during people’s lifetime was found to be 33.3% (n=162). Herbal teas were the main practice used during pregnancy (58.8%) and the postpartum. The use of CAM according to the utilization periods of the participants statistically significantly decreased in those who were currently pregnant (Cochran’s Q=298.007; P<0.05). The use of participants’ non-drug treatments in the periodical follow-up decreased in those who are currently pregnant and increased during the postpartum period.

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