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Ben-Arye E, Samuels N, Seifert G, Gressel O, Peleg R, Jong M. Integrative Medicine Across the Pediatric Cancer Care Trajectory: A Narrative Review. Curr Oncol Rep 2024; 26:714-734. [PMID: 38733465 PMCID: PMC11169001 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-024-01538-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW Children and adolescents with cancer, along with their parents and other informal caregivers, often report using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) during active oncology and hemato-oncology treatment. Some adopt an "alternative" approach to conventional medical care, which often entails the use of these practices without the knowledge of the treating pediatrician. In contrast, many others search for consultation provided by a pediatric integrative oncology (IO) practitioner working with the conventional medical team. IO seeks to provide evidence-based complementary medicine therapies, many of which have been shown to augment conventional supportive and palliative care, while ensuring the patient's safety. The present narrative review examines the current state of and future direction for the IO setting of care. RECENT FINDINGS A large body of published clinical research supports the effectiveness of leading Pediatric IO modalities, while addressing potential safety-related concerns. Despite the growing amount of clinical research supporting the beneficial effects and implementation of Pediatric IO models of care, there is still a need for further studies in order to establish clinical guidelines in the treatment of children and adolescents with cancer. Such IO-directed guidelines will need to address both the effectiveness and the safety of the CAM modalities being used in pediatric oncology and hemato-oncology settings, promoting a better understanding among pediatric healthcare professionals and helping them understand the indications for referral to the IO treatment service.
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- Eran Ben-Arye
- Integrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service, Zebulun Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee District, Carmel &, Lin, Israel.
- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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- Center for Integrative Complementary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Oncology and Hematology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Integrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service, Zebulun Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee District, Carmel &, Lin, Israel
- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Integrative Pediatric Medicine Program, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Arctic University of Norway, National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM), UiT, Tromsø, Norway
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Rosendahl J, Alldredge CT, Haddenhorst A. Meta-analytic evidence on the efficacy of hypnosis for mental and somatic health issues: a 20-year perspective. Front Psychol 2024; 14:1330238. [PMID: 38268815 PMCID: PMC10807512 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1330238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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Introduction Documented use and investigation of hypnosis spans centuries and its therapeutic use has received endorsement by multiple medical associations. We conducted a comprehensive overview of meta-analyses examining the efficacy of hypnosis to provide a foundational understanding of hypnosis in evidence-based healthcare, insight into the safety of hypnosis interventions, and identification of gaps in the current research literature. Methods In our systematic review, meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of hypnosis in patients with mental or somatic health problems compared to any control condition published after the year 2000 were included. A comprehensive literature search using Medline, Scopus, PsycINFO, The Cochrane Library, HTA Database, Web of Science and a manual search was conducted to identify eligible reviews. Methodological quality of the included meta-analyses was rated using the AMSTAR 2 tool. Effect estimates on various outcomes including at least three comparisons (k ≥ 3) were extracted and transformed into a common effect size metric (Cohen's d). If available, information on the certainty of evidence for these outcomes (GRADE assessment) was obtained. Results We included 49 meta-analyses with 261 distinct primary studies. Most robust evidence was reported for hypnosis in patients undergoing medical procedures (12 reviews, 79 distinct primary studies) and in patients with pain (4 reviews, 65 primary studies). There was a considerable overlap of the primary studies across the meta-analyses. Only nine meta-analyses were rated to have high methodological quality. Reported effect sizes comparing hypnosis against control conditions ranged from d = -0.04 to d = 2.72. Of the reported effects, 25.4% were medium (d ≥ 0.5), and 28.8% were large (d ≥ 0.8). Discussion Our findings underline the potential of hypnosis to positively impact various mental and somatic treatment outcomes, with the largest effects found in patients experiencing pain, patients undergoing medical procedures, and in populations of children/adolescents. Future research should focus on the investigation of moderators of efficacy, on comparing hypnosis to established interventions, on the efficacy of hypnosis for children and adolescents, and on identifying patients who do not benefit from hypnosis. Clinical Trial Registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42023395514, identifier CRD42023395514.
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- Jenny Rosendahl
- Institute of Psychosocial Medicine, Psychotherapy and Psychooncology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States
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- Institute of Psychosocial Medicine, Psychotherapy and Psychooncology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
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Rodríguez-Rodríguez RC, Noreña-Peña A, Chafer-Bixquert T, Lorenzo Vásquez A, González de Dios J, Solano Ruiz C. The relevance of music therapy in paediatric and adolescent cancer patients: a scoping review. Glob Health Action 2022; 15:2116774. [PMID: 36174131 PMCID: PMC9543118 DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2022.2116774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Music therapy is an emerging and useful methodology to improve the quality of life of children and adolescents with cancer. Objectives The objective of this scoping review was to examine the available literature and offer an analysis of the relevance of music therapy in paediatric oncology. We considered the effects of music therapy on children and adolescents with cancer as well as the perception of this population, their families, music therapists, and health professionals regarding the music therapy sessions conducted. Finally, we analysed the characteristics of the distinct types of music therapy interventions reported in the literature. Methods In this review, we applied the methodology proposed by Arksey and O’Malley. After performing a comprehensive academic literature database search, 522 articles were identified of which, 27 met the inclusion criteria. Results The results shed light on the use of music therapy as a means to facilitate self-esteem, to improve the physical, emotional, and cognitive aspects related to disease and, to a lesser extent, alleviate their physiological symptoms. Both children and adolescents with cancer were represented in the academic literature. The most prevalent findings described in these studies were the benefits of music therapy in terms of improved psychological well-being and social relationships in this population. Conclusions Music therapy interventions are generally well received, not only by children and adolescents with cancer, but also by their families, music therapists, and health professionals. Nevertheless, several gaps were identified in some of the studies we considered, including a lack of specificity regarding the results obtained or music therapy intervention methods used.
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- Román-Carlos Rodríguez-Rodríguez
- Nursing Department, Health Sciences Faculty, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.,Music and Music Therapy Department, N3 Music Centre, Alicante, Spain
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- Music Therapy, Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Pediatrics Department, General University Hospital of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.,Department of Pediatrics, Miguel Hernández University, Alicante, Spain
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Liu C, Chen X, Wu S. The effect of massage therapy on pain after surgery: A comprehensive meta-analysis. Complement Ther Med 2022; 71:102892. [PMID: 36309174 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2022.102892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Findings on the usefulness of massage therapy (MT) in postoperative pain management are often inconsistent among studies. OBJECTIVES This study's aim is to conduct a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT) to clarify the effects of massage therapy in the treatment of postoperative pain. METHODS Three databases (PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) were searched for RCTs published from database inception through January 26, 2021. The primary outcome was pain relief. The quality of RCTs was appraised with the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool. The random-effect model was used to calculate the effect sizes and standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95 % confidential intervals (CIs) as a summary effect. The heterogeneity test was conducted through I2. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were used to explore the source of heterogeneity. Possible publication bias was assessed using visual inspection of funnel plot asymmetry. RESULTS The analysis included 33 RCTs and showed that MT is effective in reducing postoperative pain (SMD, -1.32; 95 % CI, -2.01 to -0.63; p = 0.0002; I2 = 98.67 %). A similar significant effect was found for both short (immediate assessment) and long terms (assessment performed 4-6 weeks after the MT). Remarkably, we found neither the duration per session nor the dose had an impact on the effect of MT and there seemed to be no difference in the effects of different MT types. In addition, MT seemed to be more effective for adults. Furthermore, MT had better analgesic effects on cesarean section and heart surgery than orthopedic surgery. LIMITATIONS Publication bias is possible due to the inclusion of studies in English only. Additionally, the included studies were extremely heterogeneous. Double-blind research on MT is difficult to implement, and none of the included studies is double-blind. There was some heterogeneity and publication bias in the included studies. In addition, there is no uniform evaluation standard for the operation level of massage practitioners, which may lead to research implementation bias. CONCLUSIONS MT is effective in reducing postoperative pain in both short and long terms.
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- Chunhua Liu
- Department of Cancer Rehabilitation, Lishui Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lishui, Zhejiang, China.
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of Cancer Rehabilitation, Lishui Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lishui, Zhejiang, China.
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Barr RD, Antillon-Klussmann F. Cancer and nutrition among children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. HEMATOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 27:987-993. [PMID: 36094475 DOI: 10.1080/16078454.2022.2115437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE : The primary purpose of this review is to investigate the relationships between cancer and nutrition in children and adolescents living in resource-poor, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in order to explore potential opportunities for interventions which could improve clinical outcomes in this population. METHOD : The implications of overlapping age groups of children and adolescents with cancer are examined, as are the adverse influences of under-nutrition and socio-economic deprivation on the efficacy of treatment and cancer survival. Evidence suggestive of novel avenues to enhance prospects for cure, based on increased understanding of the dynamic of nutrition and cancer, is evaluated. RESULT : Cancer adds to the burden of under-nutrition in disadvantaged populations which is reflective, in large measure, on inadequate governmental expenditure on health which demands public-private partnerships and the use of hospital-based foundations. Structured approaches to the measurement of nutritional status and the design of effective programmes of nutritional supplementation are of proven benefit. Initial results from studies of the perturbed gut microbiome hold considerable promise for further gains. CONCLUSION A large minority of children with cancer in LMICs are never diagnosed and the same may be true of adolescents. Investing in the training of nutritionists will have substantial returns as will increasing access to essential medicines. Recognition of these challenges has stimulated WHO and other entities to devise major strategies for comprehensive changes in the care of children and adolescents with cancer in LMICs, offering realistic prospects for improved clinical outcomes.
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- Ronald D Barr
- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Unidad Nacional de Oncología Pediátrica, and School of Medicine, Francisco Marroquín University, Guatemala, Guatemala
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Virtual reality for pain and anxiety of pediatric oncology patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs 2022; 9:100152. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apjon.2022.100152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mora DC, Overvåg G, Jong MC, Kristoffersen AE, Stavleu DC, Liu J, Stub T. Complementary and alternative medicine modalities used to treat adverse effects of anti-cancer treatment among children and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. BMC Complement Med Ther 2022; 22:97. [PMID: 35366871 PMCID: PMC8976304 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-022-03537-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Dealing with the symptom burden of cancer diagnosis and treatment has led parents to seek different self-management strategies including Alternative and Complementary Medicine (CAM). The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis about the use and effect of CAM modalities to treat adverse effects of conventional cancer treatment among children and young adults. Methods Six scientific research databases were used to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from 1990 to September 2020. Included studies investigated the use of CAM to treat cancer treatment related adverse effects in children and young adults compared to controls. Results Twenty RCTs comprising 1,069 participants were included in this review. The included studies investigated acupuncture, mind–body therapies, supplements, and vitamins for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), oral mucositis, and anxiety among children and young adults who underwent conventional cancer treatment. Seven studies (315 participants) were included in the meta-analysis. The overall effect of CAM (including acupuncture and hypnosis only) on chemotherapy-induced nausea and/or vomiting and controls was statistically significant with a standard mean difference of -0.54, 95% CI [-0.77, -0.31] I2 = 0% (p < 0.00001). There was a significant difference between acupuncture and controls (n = 5) for intensity and/or episodes of CINV with an SMD -0.59, 95% CI [-0.85, -0.33] (p < 0.00001). No significant difference was found between hypnosis and controls (n = 2) for severity or episodes of CINV with an SMD -0.41, 95% CI [-1.09, 0.27] I2 = 41% (p = 0.19). Conclusion Current evidence from this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials shows that CAM, including acupuncture and hypnosis only, is effective in reducing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in children and young adults. More rigorous trials and long-term effects should be investigated if acupuncture and hypnosis are to be recommended for clinical use. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12906-022-03537-w.
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Jestico ECL, Schutz SE, Finlay TMD, Appleton JV. How 'significant others' may support parents with decision-making about their child's cancer care: An integrative literature review. J Clin Nurs 2022; 32:1821-1840. [PMID: 35040523 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM To synthesise what is known from current international evidence about how parents are supported by significant others when they are faced with making decisions about their child's cancer care. BACKGROUND Parents are faced with making challenging decisions when their child has cancer and may benefit from support. Whilst previous research has comprehensively explored how healthcare professionals can offer support, little attention has been given to how support may be informally provided from a parent's network of significant others. METHOD An integrative literature review was undertaken and reported following the ENTREQ framework. Literature was identified from comprehensive database searching across four relevant databases (CINAHL, PubMed, PsychINFO and British Nursing Database) and hand-searching reference lists of retrieved studies. Studies that met the inclusion criteria were critically appraised and then analysed using the Constant Comparative Analysis method. RESULTS Twenty-six articles were included in the review. Two overarching themes were identified. Theme 1-Dimensions of Decision-Making support-included three sub-themes: informational, emotional and instrumental mechanisms of support. Theme 2-Expectations of Decision-Making support-identified that parents' expectations of their own role, and the role of their significant others, affected how decision-making was supported. CONCLUSIONS Parents may seek and receive support from various significant members of their network, but there is a fine line between supportive and unsupportive behaviours. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Each family's unique personal, social and cultural context strongly impacts on their support needs, and nurses and other healthcare professionals should be mindful of how parents may access support from their significant others. Further in-depth research around this area would contribute important knowledge around parents' support needs.
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- Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
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Feng Y, Lin Y, Zhang N, Jiang X, Zhang L. Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Hospitalized Children and Teenagers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Pediatr Nurs 2021; 60:11-23. [PMID: 33582447 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PROBLEM Psychological and symptom disturbances seriously affect hospitalized children's subjective experiences of hospitalization and their prognosis. We systematically reviewed the effects of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) on pain, anxiety, depression, stress, blood pressure (BP), and heart rate (HR) in hospitalized children and teenagers. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted using the English-language electronic databases PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Clinical Trials, Science Direct, EBSCOhost, Open Grey and Google Scholar, and the Chinese databases CNKI, Sinomed, Vip, and WanFang. These databases were searched through July 15, 2020. SAMPLE Eight studies, including four randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and four quasi-experimental studies were included, with a total of 348 participants. RESULTS Hospitalized children and teenagers with AAT had less pain (standardized mean difference = -0.49; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.77 to -0.22; P < 0.001), lower systolic blood pressure (mean difference [MD] = -4.85; 95% CI, -9.50 to -0.21; P= 0.04), higher diastolic blood pressure (MD = 4.95; 95% CI, 1.90 to 8.00; P = 0.001) than controls, while there was no significant difference in depression, anxiety, stress, or HR. CONCLUSION As an adjuvant to traditional treatment, AAT was beneficial for controlling pain and BP in hospitalized children and teenagers. IMPLICATION AAT may be an effective strategy for relieving pain and controlling BP in hospitalized children and teenagers, especially those with cancer. High-quality RCTs conducted or supported by nurses on the effects of AAT are needed.
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- Research Management Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, China.
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- School of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen University, China.
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Stub T, Quandt SA, Kristoffersen AE, Jong MC, Arcury TA. Communication and information needs about complementary and alternative medicine: a qualitative study of parents of children with cancer. BMC Complement Med Ther 2021; 21:85. [PMID: 33685422 PMCID: PMC7938468 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-021-03253-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many parents choose support such as Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for themselves and their children who have cancer. The aim of this paper is to describe, how parents who have children with cancer communicated with conventional health care providers about CAM, and what types and sources of information they would like to receive about CAM when the child was ill. METHOD This focused ethnography draws from in-depth, semi-structured interviews conducted with 22 families in Norway with 24 adult participants (two couples), including two individuals who had had cancer themselves. Four domains were explored in the data analysis: the use of CAM, advice from laypeople about CAM, communication with conventional health care providers about CAM, and parents' information needs about CAM. RESULTS Many of the participants had personal experiences with CAM before the child received the cancer diagnosis. The health care providers did not raise the question about CAM in the consultations. However, when the parents raised the question, they were mostly met in a positive way. The participants did not receive any information about CAM at the hospital, which they would have appreciated. Instead, they received recommendations about CAM from laypersons, which were mostly rejected, as the advice was not in line with their health values/philosophy. CONCLUSION The reason participants did not disclose CAM use is that physicians did not ask them about it. However, positive communication about conventional treatment facilitated fruitful conversations about CAM. The participants wanted information about CAM from authoritative sources, primary from health care providers at the hospital and the Children's Cancer Society. They demand information about risks and benefits when using CAM as well as whether CAM can improve the immune system, fight the cancer, and improve the quality of life of the family. An evidence-based decision aid is warranted to enable health care providers and parents of children with cancer to make well-informed decisions about CAM.
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- Trine Stub
- Department of Community Medicine, The National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM), UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Hansine Hansens veg 19, 9037, Tromsø, Norway.
- Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA
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- Department of Community Medicine, The National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM), UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Hansine Hansens veg 19, 9037, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine, The National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM), UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Hansine Hansens veg 19, 9037, Tromsø, Norway
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA
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Use of decision aid to improve informed decision-making and communication with physicians on the use of oral complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among cancer patients on chemotherapy treatment: a randomised controlled trial. Support Care Cancer 2020; 29:3689-3696. [PMID: 33188612 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05872-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is often used by cancer patients and is concerning as concomitant oral CAM and chemotherapy use may result in adverse interactions and toxicities. We hypothesise that a decision aid (DA) may promote informed and rational use of oral CAM during chemotherapy, and increase patients' discussion with their oncologists on CAM use. METHODS We randomised 240 patients initiating chemotherapy to receive DA or none. Questionnaires were administered at randomisation (visit 1), 1 month (visit 2) and 3 months (visit 3). The primary endpoint was the decisional conflict score (DCS) for decision made on CAM use during chemotherapy. Secondary endpoints include patients' decision regret score (DRS) on CAM use, CAM uptake, discussion with oncologists on CAM usage, and difference in quality of life (QoL) score between CAM and non-CAM users at visit 3. RESULTS There was no difference in the mean DCS (mean difference 2.7 [95 CI - 2.9 to 8.3, p = 0.345]) and DRS (mean difference - 0.3 [95% CI - 6.3 to 5.8, p = 0.926]) between the two arms. There was a reduction in odds of CAM usage in the intervention arm compared to control arm (OR = 0.36, 95% CI 0.17 to 0.78, p = 0.009), but there was no difference in discussion with oncologists on CAM usage (OR = 0.46, 95% CI 0.07 to 3.01, p = 0.419), or in the QoL between CAM and non-CAM users. CONCLUSION Our DA did not reduce DCS among cancer patients on chemotherapy. DA that provides more evidence-based information on CAM, and non-judgemental discussion initiated by oncologists to discuss CAM, may improve its effectiveness.
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Stritter W, Rutert B, Eggert A, Längler A, Holmberg C, Seifert G. Evaluation of an Integrative Care Program in Pediatric Oncology. Integr Cancer Ther 2020; 19:1534735420928393. [PMID: 32646250 PMCID: PMC7357053 DOI: 10.1177/1534735420928393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Purpose: This article discusses the results of an evaluation of the one-year implementation period of an integrative care program at a pediatric oncology ward, which consists of integrative care treatments offered three times a week to the patients. The guiding questions are how the model was implemented, which factors have to be considered for successful implementation, and which factors showed to be obstacles during implementation. Methods: A mixed-methods approach was applied for data saturation. Qualitative data consist of participant observations and informal conversations during the implementation phase. All observational records were filed in the data program MAXQDA. For the quantitative data, all integrative care treatments applied on the intensive care unit were documented and subsequently filed in an Excel sheet. Both sets of data were analyzed for the evaluation. Results: Four main thematic clusters influenced the implementation: (1) the organization and structure of the intensive care unit; (2) mood and atmosphere; (3) feedback on treatment; and (4) time and experience. All factors are interlinked and cannot be looked at independently. Results of the quantitative data show that the most frequent used treatments were those with calming and relaxing effects, followed by treatments for stomachache, nausea, and obstipation. Conclusions: The implementation of an integrative model of care is a process that demands thorough understanding of the complex setting of the ward, ongoing adaptation to the structures and organization of the ward, and the integration of factors like feedback, time, atmosphere, and the mood of parents, patients, and nurses.
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- Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke, Witten/Herdecke University, Herdecke, Germany
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- Institut für Sozialmedizin—Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Brandenburg, Germany
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