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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Psycho-Oncology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1531111
This article is part of the Research Topic Patient and Medical Staff Safety and Healthy Work Environment in the 21st Century View all 24 articles

"Bridging the Gap: Attitudes and Practices Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Oncology Patients and Healthcare Professionals in Croatia"

Provisionally accepted
Ljerka Armano Ljerka Armano 1Vanja Vasiljev Vanja Vasiljev 1*Tomislav Rukavina Tomislav Rukavina 1,2Denis Juraga Denis Juraga 1ALEKSANDAR RACZ ALEKSANDAR RACZ 3Vanja Tešić Vanja Tešić 1,4
  • 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

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    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.

    Copyright: © 2025 Armano, Vasiljev, Rukavina, Juraga, RACZ and Tešić. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Vanja Vasiljev, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, 51000, Croatia

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