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The determination of Complementary and Alternative Medicine use in patients presenting at the emergency room
1Ondokuz Mayıs University, Health Science Faculty, Samsun, Turkey.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to determine CAM use in patients presenting at the emergency room.
Method:
This cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 385 patients presenting at the emergency room. Data was collected with a questionnaire between the dates 02.01.2016-31.03.2016.
Results:
The reasons for the presentation at the emergency room were found to be stomach ache (17.2%), vomiting nausea (14.8%), headache (11.2%), shortness of breath (10.9%), and urinary problems (9.6%). 94% of the patients presenting at the emergency room were found to use CAM methods with the methods used being prayer (82.3%), herbal medicine/tea (48.6%), and diets supplementary (9.4%). 80.9% of the patients were found not to share their CAM usage with health professionals.
Conclusion:
In order to ensure patient safety and prevent patients from coming to harm, it is thought that encouraging patients to share their CAM use with health care professionals is very important.
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