Journal of Traditional Medical Complementary Therapies

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Astımlı Çocuğu Olan Annelerin Geleneksel Tamamlayıcı Tedavi Kullanımı ve Hastalığa Yönelik Bilgi Düzeylerinin Astım Kontrolüne Etkisi: Tek Merkez Deneyimi
Use of Traditional Complementary Treatment by the Mothers with Asthmatic Children and the Effect of Their Knowledge About the Disease on the Control of Asthma: A Single-Center Experience
Hatice PARSa, Derya SULUHANb, Nazlı ERCANc
aHacettepe Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği ABD, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
bSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Gülhane Hemşirelik Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği ABD, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
cSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Gülhane Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Çocuk İmmünolojisi ve Alerji Hastalıkları BD, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
J Tradit Complem Med. 2020;3(1):1-10
doi: 10.5336/jtracom.2019-71931
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Astımlı çocuğu olan ailelerin astım konusundaki bilgi düzeyleri, geleneksel tamamlayıcı tedavi (GTT) uygulamaları astım kontrolünü ve astımın şiddetini etkileyebilmektedir. Bu doğrultuda bu çalışma, astımlı çocukların ailelerinin GTT kullanımını ve hastalığa yönelik bilgi düzeylerinin astım kontrolüne etkisini belirlemek amacı ile yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte olan bu çalışma, Şubat-Haziran 2019 tarihleri arasında Ankara'da yer alan bir eğitim araştırma hastanesinin çocuk alerji ve astım ünitesinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini 5 yaş altında, en az 1 yıl önce astım tanısı alan ve astım tanısı dışında farklı bir kronik hastalığı olmayan çocuğa sahip 107 anne oluşturmuştur. Çalışmada, araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan veri toplama formu ve Çocuklar İçin Solunum ve Astım Kontrol Testi (ÇİSAKT) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmamızın sonucunda annelerin %32,7'si GTT kullandıklarını ifade etmiştir. GTT kullanan 62 kişinin %70,1'i aromaterapi (uçucu yağlar), %60'ı bitkisel ürünler (arı sütü, bal, zencefil, keçiboynuzu, pekmez vb.), %31,6'sı nefes alma teknikleri, %8,8'i müzik terapi ve %3,5'i yoga terapiyi kullanmaktadır. Çalışan ve gelir düzeyi yüksek ailelerde GTT kullanım oranı artmaktadır. Çocuklarında gece öksürüğü, hırıltı, nefes darlığı, balgamlı öksürük, boğaz ağrısı problemleri olan ailelerde GTT kullanımın daha fazla olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0,05). ÇİSAKT sonucuna göre, kontrollü olan gruptaki çocuklarda GTT kullanımı anlamlı derecede daha azdır. Ayrıca, ÇİSAKT'ye göre kontrollü olan grupta astıma yönelik bilgi düzey puan ortalaması daha yüksektir. Sonuç: GTT kullanımı astım kontrolünü etkilemektedir. Ailelerin GTT kullanımı konusunda bilgi sahibi olması ve astım ile gerekli eğitimlerin verilmesi, astım kontrolünün sağlanması açısından önemlidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Astım; astım kontrolü; bilgi düzeyi; çocuk; geleneksel tamamlayıcı tedavi; solunum ve astım kontrol testi
ABSTRACT
 Objective: The knowledge of asthmatic children's parents about asthma and traditional complementary treatment (TCT) methods may influence the control and severity of asthma. In this regard, the present study was carried out in order to determine TCT use of asthmatic children's parents and the level of their knowledge about the disease. Material and Methods: Having a descriptive and cross-sectional design, the present study was carried out between February-June 2019 in a pediatric allergy and asthma unit of a training and research hospital located in Ankara. The sample consisted of 107 mothers having child aged <5 years, diagnosed with asthma minimum 1 year ago, and having no chronic disease other than asthma. In this study, the data collection form and Respiration and Asthma Control Test for Children (RACTC) prepared by the researchers were used. Results: As a result of this study, 32.7% of the mothers stated that they use TCT methods. Among 62 participants using TCT, 70.1% were using aromatherapy (essential oils), 60% were using herbal products (royal jelly, honey, ginger, carob, molasses, and etc.), 31.6% were using breathing methods, 8.8% were using music therapy, and 3.5% were using yoga therapy. The level of TCT use increases among the working females with a higher income level. It was determined that the use of TCT was at higher level among the families of children having night cough, wheezing, labored breathing, and sore throat problems (p<0.05). According to the results of RACTC, the level of TCT use was significantly lower in the controlled group of children. Moreover, according to RACTC, the level of knowledge about asthma was higher in the controlled group. Conclusion: The use of TCT affects the control of asthma. In order to ensure the asthma control, it is very important for the families to have knowledge about the use of TCT and to have education about asthma.

Keywords: Asthma; control of asthma; level of knowledge; child; traditional complementary treatment; test for respiratory and asthma control
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5.1. The information accessed through this "SITE" or provided by the users legally and all the elements (including but not limited to design, text, image, html code and other codes) of the "SITE" (all of them will be called as studies tied to "Turkiye Klinikleri"s copyrights) belongs to "Turkiye Klinikleri". Users do not have the right to resell, process, share, distribute, display or give someone permission to access or to use the "Turkiye Klinikleri" services, "Turkiye Klinikleri" information and the products under copyright protection by "Turkiye Klinikleri". Within hereby "Terms of Use" unless explicitly permitted by "Turkiye Klinikleri" nobody can reproduce, process, distribute or produce or prepare any study from those under "Turkiye Klinikleri" copyright protection.

5.2. Within hereby "Terms of Use", "Turkiye Klinikleri" reserves the rights for "Turkiye Klinikleri" services, "Turkiye Klinikleri" information, the products associated with "Turkiye Klinikleri" copyrights, "Turkiye Klinikleri" trademarks, "Turkiye Klinikleri" trade looks or its all rights for other entity and information it has through this website unless it is explicitly authorized by "Turkiye Klinikleri".

6. CHANGES IN THE TERMS OF USE

"Turkiye Klinikleri" in its sole discretion may change the hereby "Terms of Use" anytime announcing within the "SITE". The changed terms of the hereby "Terms of Use" will become valid when they are announced. Hereby "Terms of Use" cannot be changed by unilateral declarations of users.

7. FORCE MAJEURE

"Turkiye Klinikleri" is not responsible for executing late or never of this hereby "Terms of Use", privacy policy and "USER Contract" in any situation legally taken into account as force majeure. Being late or failure of performance or non-defaulting of this and similar cases like this will not be the case from the viewpoint of "Turkiye Klinikleri", and "Turkiye Klinikleri" will not have any damage liability for these situations. "Force majeure" term will be regarded as outside of the concerned party's reasonable control and any situation that "Turkiye Klinikleri" cannot prevent even though it shows due diligence. Also, force majeure situations include but not limited to natural disasters, rebellion, war, strike, communication problems, infrastructure and internet failure, power cut and bad weather conditions.

8. LAW AND AUTHORISATION TO FOLLOW

Turkish Law will be applied in practicing, interpreting the hereby "Terms of Use" and managing the emerging legal relationships within this "Terms of Use" in case of finding element of foreignness, except for the rules of Turkish conflict of laws. Ankara Courts and Enforcement Offices are entitled in any controversy happened or may happen due to hereby contract.

9. CLOSING AND AGREEMENT

Hereby "Terms of Use" come into force when announced in the "SITE" by "Turkiye Klinikleri". The users are regarded to agree to hereby contract terms by using the "SITE". "Turkiye Klinikleri" may change the contract terms and the changes will be come into force by specifying the version number and the date of change on time it is published in the "SITE".

 

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Privacy Policy

We recommend you to read the terms of use below before you visit our website. In case you agree these terms, following our rules will be to your favor. Please read our Terms of Use thoroughly.

www.turkiyeklinikleri.com website belongs to Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. and is designed in order to inform physicians in the field of health

www.turkiyeklinikleri.com cannot reach to user’s identity, address, service providers or other information. The users may send this information to the website through forms if they would like to. However, www.turkiyeklinikleri.com may collect your hardware and software information. The information consists of your IP address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access time, and related websites. www.turkiyeklinikleri.com cannot sell the provided user information (your name, e-mail address, home and work address, phone number) to the third parties, publish it publicly, or keep it in the website. Gathered information has a directing feature to be a source for the website’s visitor profile, reporting and promotion of the services.

www.turkiyeklinikleri.com uses the taken information:

-To enhance, improve and maintain the quality of the website

-To generate visitor’s profile and statistical data

-To determine the tendency of the visitors on using our website

-To send print publications/correspondences

-To send press releases or notifications through e-mail

-To generate a list for an event or competition

By using www.turkiyeklinikleri.com you are considered to agree that;

-Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. cannot be hold responsible for any user’s illegal and immoral behavior,

-Terms of use may change from time to time,

-It is not responsible for other websites’ contents it cannot control or the harms they may cause although it uses the connection they provided.

Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. may block the website to users in the following events:

-Information with wrong, incomplete, deceiving or immoral expressions is recorded to the website,

-Proclamation, advertisement, announcement, libelous expressions are used against natural person or legal identity,

-During various attacks to the website,

-Disruption of the website because of a virus.

Written, visual and audible materials of the website, including the code and the software are under protection by legal legislation.

Without the written consent of Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. the information on the website cannot be downloaded, changed, reproduced, copied, republished, posted or distributed.

All rights of the software and the design of the website belong to Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc.

Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. will be pleased to hear your comments about our terms of use. Please share the subjects you think may enrich our website or if there is any problem regarding our website.

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