Attitudes pregnant women in Turkiye towards holistic complementary and alternative medicine and influencing factors: a web-based cross-sectional study

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dc.authoridKucukkaya, Burcu/0000-0002-3421-9794
dc.contributor.authorKucukkaya, Burcu
dc.contributor.authorIsik, Hafsa Kuebra
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-04T18:48:21Z
dc.date.available2024-10-04T18:48:21Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackgroundPregnant women turn to holistic complementary and alternative medicine to cope with problems associated with the changes they experience during pregnancy. This study aimed to determine the attitudes of pregnant women in Turkiye toward holistic complementary and alternative medicine and influencing factors.MethodsThis cross-sectional exploratory study was carried out between June and November 2022 with a web-based questionnaire distributed via social media and communication platforms. Two hundred and twenty-one pregnant women participated in the study. A Participant Identification Form and the Attitudes towards Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire were used to collect the data. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine correlations between variables and scale scores.ResultsIt was determined that 84.2% of the participants had knowledge about traditional and complementary therapies, and 77.8% used traditional and complementary therapies. The participants reported that they preferred faith (77.4%), energy healing (76.9%), massage (75.6%), diet (74.2%), meditation/yoga (62.0%), and herbal (59.7%) traditional and complementary therapies the most, and most of them used these methods to reduce nausea, vomiting, edema, and fatigue during pregnancy. The mean Attitudes towards Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire score of the participants was 35.0 (5.04). It was seen that having high school or higher education (p < 0.05), having an income more than expenses (p < 0.001), having received advice from nurses when having a complaint (p < 0.001), having knowledge about traditional and complementary therapies (p < 0.001), and being a practitioner who received services of traditional and complementary therapies (p < 0.001) were positively associated with the utilization of traditional and complementary therapies.ConclusionIn this study, it was determined that the attitudes of pregnant women towards holistic complementary and alternative medicine were high. Their personal characteristics, as well as their knowledge and practice of holistic complementary and alternative medicine affected their attitudes towards holistic complementary and alternative medicine. Obstetrics nurses/midwives should actively participate in training programs on traditional and complementary therapies focused on pregnant women.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12906-023-04065-x
dc.identifier.issn2662-7671
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid37407975en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85163949686en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04065-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/3029
dc.identifier.volume23en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001022906000002en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBmcen_US
dc.relation.ispartofBmc Complementary Medicine and Therapiesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectPregnancyen_US
dc.subjectComplementary medicineen_US
dc.subjectAlternative medicineen_US
dc.subjectAttitudesen_US
dc.titleAttitudes pregnant women in Turkiye towards holistic complementary and alternative medicine and influencing factors: a web-based cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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