Does anxiety influence the use of complementary or alternative medicine among cancer patients?
This study demonstrates that trait anxiety and sociodemographic factors significantly influence CAM usage among cancer patients. Physicians and health care providers should consider this in consultations to guarantee the best possible care for patients.
Authors
- Christoph Stoll
- Klaus Heißner
- Ivonne Rudolph
- Christoph Heyder
- Jutta Huebner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4931-568X)
- Hristo Boyadzhiev
- Bijan Zomorodbakhsch
- Ludwig Fischer von Weikersthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9128-0807)
- Petra Stegmaier
- Judith Büntzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9531-7910)
- Jana Czekay
Institutions
- Bayreuth Medical Center (DE)
- Institute of Pathology Celle (DE)
- Aus- und Weiterbildungseinrichtung für Klinische Verhaltenstherapie (DE)
- Klinikum Weiden (DE)
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (DE)
- Universitätsklinik für Strahlentherapie (DE)
- Waldburg-Zeil Kliniken (DE)
- Klinikum St. Marien Amberg (DE)
- Physiotherapie und Lauftherapie Zentrum (DE)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-025-06173-2
- Primary Topic
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universitätsklinikum Jena