Behaviors of Providers of Traditional Korean Medicine Therapy and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapy for the Treatment of Cancer Patients
| Autor: | Chun-Bae Kim, Ki-Kyong Kim, Jun-Sang Yu, Jieun Lee, Min Young Kim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject Alternative medicine lcsh:Medicine Legislation alternative therapy oriental medicine medicine cancer Quality (business) survey Medical nutrition therapy License lcsh:Miscellaneous systems and treatments media_common Pharmacology business.industry Traditional Korean medicine lcsh:R lcsh:RM1-950 traditional Korean medicine Viewpoints lcsh:RZ409.7-999 Test (assessment) lcsh:Therapeutics. Pharmacology Family medicine Original Article business complementary and alternative medicine |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pharmacopuncture, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 27-35 (2015) Journal of Pharmacopuncture |
| ISSN: | 2234-6856 2093-6966 |
| Popis: | Objectives: In Korea, cancer is one of the most important causes of death. Cancer patients have sought alternative methods, like complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) together with Western medicine, to treat cancer. Also, there are many kinds of providers of CAM therapy, including providers of Korean oriental medicine therapy. The purpose of this study is to iden tify the behaviors of Korean oriental medicine therapy and CAM therapy providers who treat cancer patients and to provide background knowledge for establishing a new policy with the management and quality control of CAM. Methods: Structured and well organized questionnaires were made, and 350 persons were surveyed concerning the providers of CAM or Korean oriental medicine. The questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Results: The questionnaires (182) were collected. The questionnaires identified a total of 73 known providers, such as medicinal professionals or other providers of CAM suppliers, 35.6% of whom had had experience with treating cancer patients (52.6% vs. 29.6%). The treatment methods were a little different: alternative therapy and nutritional therapy being preferred by medicinal professionals and mind body modulation therapy and alternative therapy being preferred by other CAM providers. Four patients (7.4%) experienced side effects, and 6 patients (12.5%) experienced legal prob lems. As the method for managing the therapy, CAM providers, medicinal professionals, and other CAM providers had different viewpoints. For example, some CAM providers stated that both legislation and an offi cial education on CAM or a national examination were needed as a first step to establish the provider’s qual ifications and that as a second step, a license test was needed for quality control. To the contrary, medicinal professionals stated that a license test was needed before legislation. Conclusion: Adequate management and quality control of CAM providers is thought to involve both education and legislation. |
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