Oncology nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and counseling experiences about apitherapy: A cross-sectional research
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2022
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Objective: Apitherapy is frequently used by patients as honey, pollen, propolis and bee venom in the treatment of cancer and its symptoms. This study was conducted to determine oncology nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and cancer patients counseling experiences about apitherapy. Material and Methods: This study was descriptive and crosssectional. The study was performed with 105 oncology nurses who fully completed the questionnaire and provided feedback. Results: Oncology nurses received training on apitherapy (1.9%), had knowledge about apitherapy (30.5%), and got information from the internet (33.3%). It was found that 80.0% of oncology nurses used apitherapy. Nurses indicated that, among apitherapy products, cancer patients used honey and propolis the most, and bee venom the least. When the nurses were asked how apitherapy affected the treatment of patients, they reported that it relieved patients psychologically and increased their adherence to treatment (71.5%), positively affected the prognosis of the disease (11.4%), and improved symptoms (8.6%). Oncology nurses reported that patients with lung (47.6%), breast (46.7%) cancers, and leukemia (46.7%) resorted to apitherapy and also used it to manage anorexia (53.3%), fatigue (48.6%), and mucositis (43.8%). Oncology nurses reported toxic reactions in 10.5% (redness-rash on the skin, increased liver enzymes) of patients using apitherapy products. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that knowledge and experience of apitherapy among the future’s oncology nurses and patients were limited. Cancer patients must receive counseling and accept responsibility for using apitherapy to manage symptoms and improve their quality of life.
