Traditional and complementary medicine use and beliefs during COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional survey among the general population in Turkey

Karataş Y., Khan Z., Bilen Ç., Boz A., Gören E. S., Abussutoğlu B., ...Daha Fazla

ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, cilt.8, sa.4, ss.261-266, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.aimed.2021.09.002
  • Dergi Adı: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.261-266
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, Traditional and complementary medicine, Survey, General population, Turkey, ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, CAM
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused a universal psychosocial impact, with many individuals exposed to threats preferring to try self-care interventions and non-conventional approaches such as traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) for preventive purposes. This study was conducted to determine the use of and beliefs about T&CM among a subset of the general Turkish population during the COVID-19 outbreak.