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ArticleChronic respiratory disease

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the use of complementary and alternative medicine: The role of health literacy in Türkiye.

Mustafa Ersözlü, Elif Akıncı Aydınlı, Elif Selçuk, Elif Şen

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Mustafa ErsözlüDepartment of Chest Diseases, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0000-9349-3075
Elif Akıncı AydınlıDepartment of Chest Diseases, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0009-1625-7357
Elif SelçukDepartment of Chest Diseases, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0000-1362-438X
Elif ŞenDepartment of Chest Diseases, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-9656-131X

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BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous and chronic condition characterized by irreversible airflow obstruction. Health literacy may influence the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). This study aims to investigate the role of health literacy in the use of CAM among COPD patients.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted at Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases, involving patients with COPD between August 2024 and June 2025. Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) and Health Literacy Scale-Short Form (HLS-SF) were used to assess disease severity and health literacy, respectively.ResultsAmong 190 patients, inadequate and limited health literacy was more common among CAM users compared to non-users (n = 54/89, 61% vs n = 37/101, 37%, respectively,

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Complementary TherapiesHealth LiteracyPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexSocial SupportSurveys and QuestionnairesTurkeychronic obstructive lung diseasecomplementary and alternative medicinehealth literacy

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