Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among men with a history of prostate cancer.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been commonly used among Americans; however, less is known about its use among men with a history of prostate cancer. This study used the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to explore the amount and type of CAM use among 218 Black and White men with a history of prostate cancer. Over 90% of men reported having ever used any form of CAM and most men used biologically-based and mind-body therapies. Nurses are in a unique position to discuss, to assess needs and practices, and perhaps, to act as intermediaries for physicians and other healthcare professionals and prostate cancer survivors who use CAM.
Department of Leadership Studies, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA. lross16@mac.com
Louie E
LE
Ross
Audwin
A
Fletcher
Mary C
MC
Anderson
Shelly-Ann M
SA
Meade
Barbara D
BD
Powe
Daniel
D
Howard
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D012648:Self Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D017741:Survivors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*