The use of complementary alternative medicines in advanced cancer patients followed at home
| Autor: | Alessandro de Lisi, Alessandra Casuccio, Bruno Orlando, Alessio Lo Cascio, Tommaso Favara, Carla Scibilia, Mario Lo Mauro, Grazia di Silvestre, Lucia Adamoli, Marco Mauceri, Marina Gueci, Giuseppe Pirajno, Giuseppe Bellavia, Sebastiano Mercadante, Marcella Dabbene |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Mercadante S., Bellavia G., Cascio A.L., Dabbene M., di Silvestre G., Casuccio A., Orlando B., Favara T., Scibilia C., Gueci M., Adamoli L., Mauceri M., de Lisi A., Mauro M.L., Pirajno G. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Complementary Therapies
medicine.medical_specialty Palliative care Pain medicine Home care CONSECUTIVE SAMPLE Health services Complementary alternative medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Advanced cancer Neoplasms medicine Humans Surveys and Questionnaire business.industry Nursing research Religious belief Home Care Services Oncology Complementary Therapie Family medicine Original Article business Human |
| Zdroj: | Supportive Care in Cancer |
| Popis: | Objectives: To assess the use of complementary alternative medicines (CAM) in advanced cancer patients followed at home. Methods: A consecutive sample of advanced cancer patients admitted to a home palliative care program was invited to participate in the study in a period of two months. Demographic characteristics, religious belief, education level, diagnosis, and socio-economic condition were recorded. Patients were asked about the use of CAM, considered to be a health-related treatment practiced outside the established health services. Information about CAM indications and those who prescribed or suggested CAM were also collected. Results: Two hundred and eighty-three advanced cancer patients followed at home were surveyed. Twelve patients (4.2%) were receiving CAM. The indication and type of CAM were variable, as well as the costs. Given the low number of patients taking CAM, no further analysis was performed. Conclusion: A limited number of advanced cancer patients followed at home were using CAM. Further multicenter studies with a larger sample should be performed to provide information about such therapies, also including eventual benefits. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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