Determining the Relationship Between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Attitudes Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients With Cancer

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dc.authoridakkus, yeliz/0000-0002-9321-2357
dc.contributor.authorAkkus, Yeliz
dc.contributor.authorMenekli, Tugba
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T18:09:17Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T18:09:17Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractDisease-related uncertainty and the factors associated with uncertainty in patients with cancer have not been adequately investigated. This study aimed to determine the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in patients with cancer. This cross-sectional descriptive study included 351 patients treated in the oncology clinic of a university hospital. All participants completed the Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire (HCAMQ) and the 12-item Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS-12). Most patients (84.3%) said that they had information about CAM, 39.7% reported obtaining this information from their social environment, 83.2% said that they believed that CAM methods are effective, and 76.0% reported not telling health care professionals about their CAM use. Mean IUS-12 and HCAMQ total scores were 46.53 & PLUSMN; 2.05 and 32.11 & PLUSMN; 2.32, respectively, and showed a weak negative correlation. The patients in our study showed high intolerance of uncertainty and a moderately positive attitude toward CAM, and most patients did not notify health care professionals of their CAM use. Therefore, we recommend assessing intolerance of uncertainty and CAM use in this patient group. By identifying patients experiencing uncertainty and seeking different treatment, nurses can support patients physiologically, psychologically, and socially, and can explain the effects of CAM use.
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/HNP.0000000000000600
dc.identifier.endpage284
dc.identifier.issn0887-9311
dc.identifier.issn1550-5138
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.pmid37595120
dc.identifier.startpage277
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000600
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/3565
dc.identifier.volume37
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001050879600009
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.relation.ispartofHolistic Nursing Practice
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20251023
dc.subjectcancer; complementary and alternative medicine; uncertainty
dc.titleDetermining the Relationship Between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Attitudes Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients With Cancer
dc.typeArticle

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