Anthroposophic Medicine: An Integrative Medical System Originating in Europe

Kienle, Gunver S.; Albonico, Hans-Ulrich; Baars, Erik W.; Hamre, Harald J.; Zimmermann, Peter Jan; Kiene, Helmut

doi:10.7453/gahmj.2012.087

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“…The combination of elaborate consultations and LR (ECLR) has always been part of medical concepts in Anthroposophic Medicine. Since decades, it has been applied in Anthroposophic-integrative healthcare institutions and evaluates, besides conflicts and issues of the past, perspective-gaining and development principles of the individual human being [6,7,8]. …”

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Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Physical Impact of Elaborate Consultations and Life Review in Female Patients with Non-Metastasized Breast Cancer

Thronicke

Kröz²,

Merkle

et al. 2018

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Background: Elaborate consultations and life review (ECLR) has been regularly applied in patients of various cancer entities and stages within Anthroposophic-integrative oncology concepts. However, a lack of systematic research in this field has been detected. To close this gap of knowledge, we evaluated the impact of ECLR in patients with non-metastasized breast cancer before, during, and after primary oncological treatment. Methods: Patient-reported outcome measures were evaluated by analyzing European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30) in patients with non-metastasized breast cancer who had received either oncological standard therapy alone or in combination with ECLR. Results: 95 female patients were eligible for questionnaire analysis (median age 58 years). Adjusted multivariable linear regression analysis revealed that ECLR was associated with significant improvements in medium-term global health/quality of life and emotional, social, and cognitive functioning. Furthermore, ECLR was associated with significant reductions of short-term appetite loss burden, pain, and short- and medium-term financial difficulties. Subgroup analyses revealed significant improvements in pivotal quality-of-life aspects including fatigue (p = 0.002) in chemotherapy-treated patients after ECLR. Conclusions: 12 months of surveillance of breast cancer patients reveals medium-term recovery of the global health status/quality of life and cognitive and psychosocial well-being associated with ECLR. In addition, our data indicate a possible association between ECLR and reduced short-term fatigue burden, which has to be re-confirmed prospectively in a larger study cohort. As long-term cancer survivors develop psychological symptoms similar to patients with chronic diseases, prospective studies should evaluate the impact of ECLR on the psychosocial well-being in these patients.

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confidence: 99%

Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Physical Impact of Elaborate Consultations and Life Review in Female Patients with Non-Metastasized Breast Cancer

Thronicke

Kröz²,

Merkle

et al. 2018

Complement Med Res

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“…Anthroposophical medicine as an IM system is based on scientific standards and guidelines of conventional medicine but integrates a range of treatment options like naturopathy remedies and non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs), including mindfulness-orientated movement therapies (e.g., eurythmy therapy), mind-body procedures, art therapies, and nursing interventions [9,16,17,18,19,20]. The aim is to promote the physical and psychological salutogenic powers and resources of the patient, to improve the health-related quality of life (HRQL) and to support social and spiritual needs.…”

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Implementation of an Integrative Oncological Concept in the Daily Care of a German Certified Breast Cancer Center

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Background: In recent decades the concept of integrative medicine has attracted growing interest in patients and professionals. At the Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe (GKH), a hospital specialized in anthroposophical medicine, a breast cancer center (BCC) has been successfully certified for more than 5 years. The objective of the present study was to analyze how integrative strategies were implemented in the daily care of primary breast cancer patients. Methods: Clinical, demographic, and follow-up data as well as information on non-pharmacological interventions were analyzed. In addition, BCC quality measures were compared with data of the National Breast Cancer Benchmarking Report 2016. Results: Between 2011 and 2016, 741 primary breast cancer patients (median age 57.4 years) were treated at the GKH BCC. 91.5% of the patients showed Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) stage 0, I, II, or III and 8.2% were in UICC stage IV. 97% of the patients underwent surgery, 53% radiation, 38% had hormone therapy, and 25% received cytostatic drugs. 96% of the patients received non-pharmacological interventions and 32% received Viscum album L. therapy. Follow-up was performed in up to 93% of the patients 2 years after first diagnosis. Compared to nationwide benchmarking BCCs, the GKH BCC met the requirements in central items. Conclusions: The results of the present study show that integrative therapies offered by the concept of anthroposophical medicine can be implemented in the daily care and treatment of a certified BCC. However, as national guidelines on integrative concepts in oncology are missing, further studies are needed for a systematic evaluation of integrative treatment and care concepts in this field.

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“…This hospital is a specialty center for high-dose Viscum album extract treatment. 22 Inclusion criteria were patients with confirmed, resectable (nonmuscle-invasive or muscleinvasive), urothelial bladder cancer who had undergone treatment with at least three injections of high-dose Viscum album (Salicis) extract between January 2006 and December 2012. We excluded patients who had had a cystectomy or those with advanced, inoperable bladder cancer.…”

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High-Dose Viscum album Extract Treatment in the Prevention of Recurrent Bladder Cancer: A Retrospective Case Series

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Wilkens

Kienle

et al. 2015

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Anthroposophic Medicine: An Integrative Medical System Originating in Europe

Cited by 161 publications

References 79 publications

Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Physical Impact of Elaborate Consultations and Life Review in Female Patients with Non-Metastasized Breast Cancer

Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Physical Impact of Elaborate Consultations and Life Review in Female Patients with Non-Metastasized Breast Cancer

Implementation of an Integrative Oncological Concept in the Daily Care of a German Certified Breast Cancer Center

High-Dose Viscum album Extract Treatment in the Prevention of Recurrent Bladder Cancer: A Retrospective Case Series

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