Complementary and alternative medicine: use and disclosure in radiation oncology community practice

Rausch, Sarah M.; Winegardner, Frankie; Kruk, Kelly M.; Phatak, Vaishali S; Wahner‐Roedler, Dietlind L.; Bauer, Brent A.; Vincent, Ann

doi:10.1007/s00520-010-0846-5

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“…Indeed disclosure of CAM use is critical for coordination of care and minimizing treatment conflicts [4]. However, estimates of CAM use disclosure to physicians vary widely depending on the population, but in general can be low ranging from 12 to 53 percent in oncology patients [5,6], 36 percent in HIV patients [7], and 21 to 71 percent in general medical populations [8,9]. Successful co-ordination of care depends in part upon consumers playing an active role in facilitating communication between their different care providers [10].…”

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Looking beyond the barriers: Practical and symbolic factors associated with disclosure of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use

Sirois

2014

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

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Looking beyond the barriers: Practical and symbolic factors associated with disclosure of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use

Sirois

2014

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

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“…The objective of our study was to gather information on patients' usage of CAM, source of information, and aims, in order to derive strategies to improve the communication between physicians and patients on this topic. It is well known that data provided by patients in direct interviews or surveys in wards and hospitals may not be reliable as patients are afraid of negative feedback from their oncologist or even subjugation [23,24]. For this reason, an online survey was considered to be the best method.…”

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Online Survey of Cancer Patients on Complementary and Alternative Medicine

et al. 2014

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Introduction: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is often used by cancer patients, yet, communication with the oncologist is poor. The objective of our study was to gather information on patients' usage of CAM, source of information, and aims, in order to derive strategies to improve the communication between physicians and patients on this topic. Materials and Methods: An online survey was conducted by linking a standardized questionnaire to the largest internet portal for cancer patients in Germany. The questionnaire addresses CAM usage, disclosure to physicians, source of information, objectives for using CAM, and perceived reasons for cancer. Results: Of 170 participants, 77% were currently using CAM. Disclosure to a physician was rather high with 63% having informed their oncologist. Asked whether the oncologist took time to discuss CAM, 74% answered ‘no'. Most frequently used are biologically based therapies, relaxation techniques, prayer, and meditation. Most patients want to reduce side effects, boost their immune system, and get active. Almost half the participants had positive experiences with some type of CAM before they fell ill. Conclusion: Understanding patients' concepts of the etiology of cancer and accepting their goals for using CAM may help oncologists communicate with their patients and guide them to a safe use of CAM.

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“…In the recent literature, the rate of patients who use CAM was rather high or very high (32.4-95%) [3,4,5,6]. Numbers vary depending on the cultural background the study was conducted in [3,7] and the cancer entities examined[8,9,10,11,12,13].…”

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Patients: A Prospective Questionnaire-Based Study in an Oncological Outpatient Clinic

König¹,

Geschwill²,

Lang

et al. 2016

Oncol Res Treat

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Background: A questionnaire-based prospective study was conducted to evaluate the current use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in a hemato-oncological outpatient clinic. Methods: A multiple-choice questionnaire was designed to assess the use of CAM in a hemato-oncological outpatient clinic. It consisted of questions on sociodemographic and general patient data, and of different kind of questions concerning the use of CAM, including disclosure rates to oncologists and general physicians. The data was analyzed with SAS and a p-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: 46 out of 251 patients (18%) indicated to use CAM. 62 out of all patients (25%) discussed the topic with their general physician or oncologist. Praying or nutritional supplements were the most often used type of CAM. 95 of all participating patients found that the use of CAM could be helpful. Conclusions: The findings of our monocentric study in an outpatient setting do not support the relatively high percentage of CAM users described in the current literature. Nevertheless, CAM needs to be defined more clearly, in order to increase the patients' awareness of CAM.

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Complementary and alternative medicine: use and disclosure in radiation oncology community practice

Cited by 194 publications

References 40 publications

Looking beyond the barriers: Practical and symbolic factors associated with disclosure of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use

Looking beyond the barriers: Practical and symbolic factors associated with disclosure of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use

Online Survey of Cancer Patients on Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Patients: A Prospective Questionnaire-Based Study in an Oncological Outpatient Clinic

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