دورية أكاديمية
Mapping the clinical practice of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine in oncology in Western countries: A multinational cross-sectional survey.
| العنوان: | Mapping the clinical practice of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine in oncology in Western countries: A multinational cross-sectional survey. |
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| المؤلفون: | Huemer M; Palliative Care Unit, Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria. Electronic address: matthias.huemer@medunigraz.at., Graca S; Northern College of Acupuncture, York YO1 6LJ, United Kingdom; School of Health and Society, Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, United Kingdom., Bitsche S; Palliative Care Unit, Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria., Hofmann G; Palliative Care Unit, Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria., Armour M; National Institute of Complementary Medicine Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia; Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia; Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington 6021, New Zealand., Pichler M; Palliative Care Unit, Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; Translational Oncology, University Hospital of Augsburg, 86156 Augsburg, Germany. |
| المصدر: | Journal of integrative medicine [J Integr Med] 2024 Jan; Vol. 22 (1), pp. 64-71. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 28. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Elsevier B.V Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101603118 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2095-4964 (Print) NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Integr Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier B.V. Original Publication: [Beijing] : Science Press (China) |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Complementary Therapies* , Integrative Medicine* , Acupuncture Therapy* , Breast Neoplasms*, Humans ; Female ; Cross-Sectional Studies |
| مستخلص: | Background: Many cancer patients seek adjunctive therapies to biomedical cancer treatments at some point of their disease trajectory. While acupuncture is increasingly recommended by leading oncological associations, limited evidence exists concerning the evidence-informed practice and adherence to current guidelines of traditional complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM) practitioners treating cancer patients. Methods: An international online-survey assessed the demographical data, clinical practice, and sources of information used by TCIM practitioners in Austria, Germany, United States of America, Australia, and New Zealand. Results: In total, 404 respondents completed the survey, of which 254 (62.9%) treated cancer patients. Most practitioners were acupuncturists and herbalists (57.1%), had (16.8 ± 9.9) years of clinical experience and see a median of 2 (1, 4) cancer patients per week. Breast cancer (61.8%) is the most common cancer type seen in TCIM clinics. Adjunctive TCIM treatments are frequently concurrent with the patient's cancer specific treatment (39.9%), which is also reflected by the main goal of a TCIM treatment to alleviate side effects (52.4%). However, only 28.0% of the respondents are in contact with the treating oncologist. According to the respondents, pain is most effectively treated using acupuncture, while herbal medicine is best for cancer-related fatigue. TCIM practitioners mostly use certified courses (33.1%) or online databases (28.3%) but often believe that experts are more reliable to inform their practice (37.0%) than research publications (32.7%). Conclusion: Acupuncturists and herbalists commonly treat cancer patients. Most practitioners use TCIM as an adjunct to biomedicine as supportive care and use it largely in accordance with current oncological guidelines. Please Cite This Article as: Huemer M, Graca S, Bitsche S, Hofmann G, Armour M, Pichler M. Mapping the clinical practice of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine in oncology in Western countries: A multinational cross-sectional survey. J Integr Med. 2024; 22(1): 64-71. Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (Copyright © 2023 Shanghai Yueyang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Acupuncture; Evidence-informed practice; Integrative medicine; International survey; Oncology |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240110 Date Completed: 20240311 Latest Revision: 20240311 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240311 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.joim.2023.12.002 |
| PMID: | 38199884 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2095-4964 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.joim.2023.12.002 |