Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by Washington State hospices
| Autor: | Rachelle L. McCarty, Catharine Walkinshaw, Leila Kozak, Lucy Kayes, Leanna J. Standish, Janis Kleinberger, Valerie Hartman, Sean Congdon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Complementary Therapies
Volunteers Washington medicine.medical_specialty Financing Personal Palliative care Music therapy Insurance Coverage Reimbursement Mechanisms Ambulatory care Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Hospital Costs Reimbursement Bed Occupancy Health Services Needs and Demand Massage Reflexology business.industry Patient Selection Hospices General Medicine Patient Acceptance of Health Care Hospice Care Family medicine Evidence-Based Practice Health Care Surveys business End-of-life care Aromatherapy |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of hospicepalliative care. 25(6) |
| ISSN: | 1938-2715 |
| Popis: | Purpose. To assess the use of complementary and alternative medicine in hospice care in the state of Washington. Methods. Hospices offering inpatient and outpatient care in Washington State were surveyed by phone interview. Results. Response rate was 100%. Results indicated that 86% of Washington State hospices offered complementary and alternative services to their patients, most frequently massage (87%), music therapy (74%), energy healing (65%), aromatherapy (45%), guided imagery (45%), compassionate touch (42%), acupuncture (32%), pet therapy (32%), meditation (29%), art therapy (22%), reflexology (19%), and hypnotherapy (16%). Most hospices relied on volunteers with or without small donations to offer such services. Conclusions. Complementary and alternative therapies are widely used by Washington State hospices but not covered under hospice benefits. Extensive use of these therapies seems to warrant the inclusion of complementary and alternative providers as part of hospice staff, and reimbursement schedules need to be integrated into hospice care. |
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