Psychological and behavioral mechanisms influencing the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in cancer patients

• Published in: Annals of oncology Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 49 - 55
• Main Authors: Hirai, K., Komura, K., Tokoro, A., Kuromaru, T., Ohshima, A., Ito, T., Sumiyoshi, Y., Hyodo, I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic agents; Attitude to Health; Biological and medical sciences; CAM; cancer patients; Combined Modality Therapy - psychology; Complementary Therapies - psychology; Complementary Therapies - statistics & numerical data; Cross-Sectional Studies; Family Relations; Female; Humans; Japan; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Models, Psychological; Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - therapy; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Professional-Patient Relations; psychological adjustment; Psychological Tests; Surveys and Questionnaires; theory of planned behavior; transtheoretical model; Human; theory of planned behavior; Theory; psychological adjustment; Cell adhesion molecule; cancer patients; Malignant tumor; transtheoretical model; CAM; Alternative medicine; Models; Behavior; Mechanism of action; Cancer

Background: This study explored the psychological and behavioral mechanisms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in Japanese cancer patients using two applied behavioral models, the transtheoretical model (TTM), and theory of planned behavior (TPB). Patients and methods: Questionnaire...