Complementary and alternative medicine use in coronary heart disease patients: a cross-sectional study from Palestine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of data on the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). This study examined the use of CAM among patients with CHD, the reasons and factors influencing their use, the types of CAM used, and the relationship between patient's demographics and the use of CAM.

Methods

In order to determine the prevalence and usage of CAM among Palestinian patients with CHD, a cross-sectional descriptive study was performed from three different hospitals. Using a convenient sampling method, a questionnaire was completed in a face-to-face interview with the patients. Descriptive statistics were used for socio-demographic, and clinical variables. Siahpush scale was used to examine the attitude of CHD patients towa

SUBMITTER: Salah AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7372840 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature