ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Psycho-Oncology
Volume 16 – 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1531111
Provisionally accepted
- 1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- 2 Teaching Institute of Public Health of Primorsko Goranska County, Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- 3 University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
- 4 Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
The prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among oncology patients ranges from 30% to 80%, particularly higher in the United States compared to Europe. However, limited research exists on the attitudes of healthcare professionals and oncology patients toward CAM, especially within Western evidence-based medical settings. This study aims to address this gap by assessing CAM use prevalence among healthcare professionals and oncology patients and analyzing their cognitive, affective, and behavioral attitudes. Additionally, it explores the influence of sociodemographic factors and personal experiences on these attitudes.
Keywords:
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)1, nurses2, medical doctors3, attitudes4, oncological patients5
Received:
19 Nov 2024;
Accepted:
13 Jan 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Vanja Vasiljev, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, 51000, Croatia
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