Effects of Oncology Patients' Health Literacy on Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapy.

Context: Health literacy is defined as the capacity of an individual to acquire, interpret, and understand basic health information and services to improve their health. Cancer patients often turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to cope with diagnosis and treatment processes.

Objectives: The study aimed to determine the effects of health-literacy levels on oncology patients' use of CAM.

The effect on the anxiety level of the social support given to multiple sclerosis patients.

Purpose: This is a descriptive study aiming at determining the effect on the anxiety level of the social support given to multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

Design And Methods: This study was conducted with 123 MS patients. The data were collected the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A).

The Effects of Reflexology on Fatigue and Anxiety in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis.

Context: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. In addition to the progressive nature of the disease, devastating symptoms adversely affect the patient's daily life and future expectations. This situation leads patients to seek complementary and alternative treatments.

The effect of reflexology on the quality of life with breast cancer patients.

Background: This study aims to identify the effect of reflexology on the quality of life in patients with breast cancer.

Methods: The population of the study conducted comprised of 60 patients; 30 forming the control and 30 the experimental groups (30 experimental, 30 control). Patient identification forms and EORTC QLQC30 Quality of Life Scale were used to collect the data.

The Effect of Reflexology on Chemotherapy-induced Nausea, Vomiting, and Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients.

Objective: Patients receiving chemotherapy struggle with the side effects of this treatment. These side effects obligate the patients to use not only the pharmacological methods but also non-pharmacological relaxing methods. This study was conducted to determine the effect of reflexology on chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting, and fatigue in breast cancer patients.