The Relationships between Social Support, Health literacy and Demand for Medical Cannabis Use among Cancer Patients
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Presently, evidence of medical cannabis use is limited for both health personnel and the general public. This descriptive study aimed to examine correlations between social support, health literacy, and demand for medical cannabis use among cancer patients. The participants were 84 patients with cancer received radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery, or palliative care. These patients were in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). The patients met inclusion criteria were recruited by convenience sampling. Data were collected by four questionnaires to assess 1) Personal information 2) Social support 3) Health literacy and 4) Demand for medical cannabis use among cancer patients. Data were analyzed to examine the correlations by using Point Biserial Correlation. The results revealed that 44.05 % of the participants reported the demand for medical cannabis use, while 55.95 % of them reported no demand for medical cannabis use. It was also found that social support and health literacy were significantly correlated with the demand for medical cannabis use (rpb= .58pb< .05 and rpb= .22, p< .001, respectively). According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that nurses should pay attention to the demand for medical cannabis use in patients with cancer. In addition, they should consider promoting the correlated factors such as social support and health literacy in order to develop alternative interventions to improve quality of life for the patients with cancer, especially those in palliative care.
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