The aim of this research is to examine the usage of Complementary and Integrated Medicine (CIM) in individuals with epilepsy and the impact of CIM usage on medication adherence. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in a university hospital in northern Turkey between July and October 2023, involving 101 individuals with epilepsy (PWE). Descriptive information forms and the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-4 (MMS-4) were used as data collection tools. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, and post-hoc LSD analyses were employed for data evaluation. The participants consisted of 65.3 % males, 25.7 % were not working due to epilepsy, and 61.4 % with generalized epilepsy. The average MMS-4 score was found to be 3.08 ± 0.96. MMS-4 scores showed significant differences based on epilepsy type (F = 3.998, p = 0.021; η2 = 0.07). 76.2 % (n = 21) of the participants who used at least one CIM technique preferred “having a religious person read a prayer.” Medication adherence in PWE was at a moderate level. Individuals with focal and secondary generalized epilepsy showed better medication adherence compared to those with generalized types. Of those participant who used at least one CIM technique to improve their general health or control seizures, the most common was “having a religious person read a prayer.”

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癫痫患者服药依从性与补充药物使用的关系

本研究的目的是检查补充和整合医学 (CIM) 在癫痫患者中的使用情况以及 CIM 使用对药物依从性的影响。这项描述性横断面研究于 2023 年 7 月至 10 月在土耳其北部的一所大学医院进行，涉及 101 名癫痫患者 (PWE)。描述性信息表和 Morisky 药物依从量表 4 (MMS-4) 被用作数据收集工具。采用描述性统计、t 检验、方差分析和事后 LSD 分析进行数据评估。参与者中 65.3% 为男性，25.7% 因癫痫而无法工作，61.4% 患有全身性癫痫。 MMS-4 平均得分为 3.08 ± 0.96。 MMS-4 评分显示出基于癫痫类型的显着差异（F = 3.998，p = 0.021；η2 = 0.07）。至少使用一种 CIM 技术的参与者中有 76.2% (n = 21) 更喜欢“让宗教人士读祈祷文”。 PWE 的药物依从性处于中等水平。与全身性癫痫患者相比，局灶性和继发性全身性癫痫患者的药物依从性更好。在那些至少使用一种 CIM 技术来改善总体健康或控制癫痫发作的参与者中，最常见的是“让宗教人士读祈祷文”。