Complementary Alternative Medicine Methods Preferred by Women Diagnosed with Urinary Tract Infections

Year 2021, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 50 - 56, 30.01.2021

Handan Özcan , İrem Mut , Ebru Karamanlı

https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.762355

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Aim: The study was planned to determine the causes of infection in women diagnosed with urinary tract infections and the preferred complementary and alternative treatment methods of the women.
Material and Method: In the study, 180 women diagnosed with urinary tract infection (UTI) were interviewed. The required permissions were received. The data descriptive information form and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Scale were used.
Results: 73.4% of the participants were diagnosed with more than one UTIs in one year. Almost all of the women who participated in the study stated that they used a CAM method for UTIs (92.8%) and 97.8% of them expressed that this method was effective.
Conclusion: The most commonly used herbal methods are parsley, rosehip, green tea, nettle, linden, thyme and chamomile; dietary methods are yogurt, milk and dairy products, honey, pomegranate, garlic; religious methods are prayers; the psychological approach is exercise. It was determined that the women did not prefer only biological methods.

Keywords

Urinary tract infection, preference, women, complementary and alternative treatment methods

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İdrar Yolu Enfeksiyonları Tanısı Alan Kadınların Tercih Ettikleri Tamamlayıcı Alternatif Tedavi Yöntemleri

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Amaç: Çalışma, idrar yolları enfeksiyon tanısı alan kadınlarda enfeksiyon sebepleri ve tercih ettikleri tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavi yöntemlerini belirlemek için planlandı.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmada İdrar yolları enfeksiyonu (İYE) tanısı alan 180 kadınla görüşüldü. Gerekli izinler alındı. Veriler tanımlayıcı bilgi formu ile Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp Yaklaşımları Ölçeği kullanıldı.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların %73.4’ü bir yılda birden fazla İYE tanısı almış. Çalışmada kadınların hemen hemen hepsi İYE için (%92.8) herhangi bir TAT yöntemi kullanmış ve %97.8’i yöntemin etkili olduğunu ifade etmiştir.
Sonuç: En sık kullanılan bitkisel yöntemler; maydanoz, kuşburnu, yeşil çay, ısırgan, ıhlamur, kekik ve papatyadır. En sık kullanılan besinsel yöntemler; yoğurt, süt ve süt ürünleri, bal, nar, sarımsak, en sık kullanılan dini yöntemler; dua etmek ve namaz, en sık kullanılan ruhsal yaklaşım ise egzersizdir. Sadece biyolojik yöntemleri tercih etmedikleri belirlendi.

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İdrar yolları enfeksiyonu, tercih, kadın, tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavi yöntemlerini

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