Integrating family medicine and complementary medicine in cancer care: A cross-cultural perspective
| Autor: | Jamal Dagash, Erez Baruch, Pesi Israely, Eran Ben-Arye |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Complementary Therapies Cross-Cultural Comparison medicine.medical_specialty Palliative care Alternative medicine Breast Neoplasms Traditional Chinese medicine Quality of life Nursing medicine Humans Cross-cultural Israel Referral and Consultation Delivery of Health Care Integrated business.industry Palliative Care General Medicine Arabs Family medicine Scale (social sciences) Quality of Life Female Integrative medicine Family Practice business Inclusion (education) |
| Zdroj: | Patient Education and Counseling. 97:135-139 |
| ISSN: | 0738-3991 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pec.2014.06.006 |
| Popis: | In this paper, we describe the case study of a 27 year-old Arab female patient receiving palliative care for advanced breast cancer who was referred to complementary medicine (CM) consultation provided within a conventional oncology department. We explore the impact of the integrative CM practitioners' team of three family physicians and one Chinese medicine practitioner on the patient's well-being and specifically on the alleviation of her debilitating hot flashes and insomnia. This quality of life improvement is also affirmed by comparing the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) and Measure Yourself Concerns and Well-being (MYCAW) questionnaires administered at the initial and follow-up assessment sessions. In conclusion, we suggest that family physicians trained in evidence-based complementary medicine are optimal integrators of holistic patient-centered supportive care. The inclusion of trained CM practitioners in a multi-disciplinary integrative team may enhance the bio-psycho-social-spiritual perspective, and provide additional practical therapies that improve the quality of life of patients confronting cancer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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