Open AccessUse of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Author(s) -
Fatma İlknur Çınar,
Özlem Sinan,
Sedat Yılmaz,
Gülcan Bağçıvan,
Isil Aydogan,
Ayse Gul Yalcin,
Emre Tekgöz,
Muhammet Çınar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of rheumatology :/european journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2147-9720
pISSN - 2148-4279
DOI - 10.5152/eurjrheum.2020.20111
Subject(s) - ankylosing spondylitis , medicine , spondylitis , alternative medicine , intensive care medicine , surgery , pathology
Some studies have shown that the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common in patients with chronic painful conditions, such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This study aimed to determine the prevalence and types of CAM usage in patients with AS and to evaluate the impact of treatment adherence and beliefs about medicines on CAM usage.