International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research

Yazarlar: Nagihan GÜNEY, Ertuğrul KAYA, Cemil Işık SÖNMEZ

Konular:Tamamlayıcı ve Entegre Tıp

Anahtar Kelimeler:Acupuncture,Cupping therapy,Ozone therapy,Conventional and Complementary Medicine,Hirudo Therapy

Özet: Objective: This paper investigates the consulting reasons of the patients, the applied cures to them and also the demographic features (age, gender) of the patients who consulted to the Centre of Conventional and Complementary Medicine, Duzce. Material-Method: In this paper the patients who consulted to the related centre between the dates 15.05.2019-15.05.2020 were analysed in a retrospective way. The ages, genders, date of consultation, complaints and results of the applied practice were obtained and discussed. Results: During our researches, when looked over the range of gender, it is stated that 39,8 % of 860 patients were male and 60,1 % were female. If we consider the range of age, it is seen that the most crowded group ranges between 30-49 ages with a percentage of 45%. This group is respectively followed by the ones between 50-65 with a percentage of 39 % and the ones over 65 as 10 %, 18-29 ages (4%), 0-17 ages (2 %). If we consider the range of the patients according to the applied cures, we see that the most common practice is ozone therapy as 42%. It is respectively followed by cupping therapy as 19%, mesotherapy as 15%, acupuncture as 11%, hirudothearpy as 10%, hypnotherapy as 2% and lastly the apitherapy as 0,4%. Conclusion: Consequently, it is obvious that the use of conventional and complementary medicine is more common among females than males and it is preferred more when the age gets older. Also, it is preferred

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