Herbal preparation use by patients suffering from cancer in Palestine

Abstract This study sought to describe type, frequency, purpose and patterns of herbal medicine used by a sample of patients with cancer in Palestine. A cross-sectional survey of patients attending the outpatient cancer departments at the Governmental Hospitals was undertaken using semi-structured q...

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Published inComplementary therapies in clinical practice Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 235 - 240
Main Authors Ali-Shtayeh, Mohammed S, Jamous, Rana M, Jamous, Rania M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2011
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Alternative medicine
Arabs
Arum
Cancer
Child
Complementary and alternative medicine
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family
Female
Herbal medicine
Herbalism
Humans
Internal Medicine
Interviews as Topic
Male
Medical Education
Middle Aged
Middle East
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Nursing
Palestine
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Phytotherapy - statistics & numerical data
Phytotherapy - utilization
Plant Extracts - therapeutic use
Prevalence
Rural Population
Sex Factors
Suffering
Young Adult
Middle East
Palestinian territory
Herbal medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine
Cancer
Palestine
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Summary:Abstract This study sought to describe type, frequency, purpose and patterns of herbal medicine used by a sample of patients with cancer in Palestine. A cross-sectional survey of patients attending the outpatient cancer departments at the Governmental Hospitals was undertaken using semi-structured questionnaires. Results A total of 1260 patients with cancer were interviewed. Of the participants, 60.9% ( n  = 767) reported using herbs primarily bought from Palestine (92.3%) frequently employed in the form of decoctions (43%). The most common herbal product was Arum palaestinum (22.5%). Most Complementary and Alternative (CAM) users were more than 40 years of age, predominantly female, and living in rural areas of Palestine. Family member’s recommendation was cited as the main factor prompting participants to use CAM (43.5%). Conclusion This study revealed that there is an appreciable prevalence of herbal use among patients with cancer in Palestine.
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ISSN:1744-3881
1873-6947
DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2011.06.002