فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: In several countries such as Iran, the use of complementary and alternative medicalproducts like herbal medicine is growing. There is, however, a lack of research on the prospectsof herbal medicine patrons regarding facilitators and herbal medicine use barriers. The aim of thisstudy was to explain the facilitators and the barriers of herbal medicine use in type 2 diabetesmellitus (T2DM) patients.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Qualitative one‑to‑one in‑depth interviews were conducted withpatients with T2DM from the Yazd Diabetes Research Center, using a semi‑structured guide. Forthe recruitment of T2DM participants who used herbal medicine beside conventional medicine,purposeful sampling was used. Analysis of the data was carried out using the steps proposed byGraneheim and Landman strategies.RESULTS: Sixteen patients were interviewed. There were 2 subjects (facilitators and barriers herbalmedicine use), 8 categories, and 89 initial codes. The facilitators included individual preferences,preparation skills, and family support and the factors obstructing the use of herbal medicine includedinsufficient skills about preparing, lack of easy access to consumption, insufficient of efficacy of herbalmedicine, and negative properties of herbal medicine and taking time in preparing herbal medicine.CONCLUSION: Although some people use herbal medicine, the interest in use of herbal medicineis limited because of inadequate awareness of the impact and usage them. Therefore, the use ofeffective strategy in the integration of herbal remedies with conventional medicine can promotewell‑being of patients.