Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Symptoms and Functioning

Rush, Christina L.; Lobo, Tania; Serrano, Adriana; Blasini, Maxie; Campos, Claudia; Graves, Kristi D.

doi:10.3390/healthcare4040080

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“…In contrast, a study examining HRQOL among survivors of childhood cancers showed no statistically significant difference in spiritual well-being among Hispanics/Latinos and non-Hispanic/Latino Whites [63]. Spirituality/religious coping was associated with other aspects of HRQOL among Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors [83,158,163], including lower anxiety, fatigue, and depression [158], better functional well-being [163], and less depression [61].…”

Section: Spiritual Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…Fifty-nine studies examined spiritual well-being among Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors, and documented a range of religious/spiritual practices for coping with cancer, including: prayer [92,111,123,158], faith [21,36,77,84,159,160], finding meaning and peace [61,143], religious/church attendance [158], and relationship with God [22,47,63,64,94,111,[159][160][161][162]. Hispanic/Latino survivors commonly reported spirituality as a source of strength [78,86,93,101] and comfort [47,161].…”

Section: Spiritual Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Calidad de Vida: a systematic review of quality of life in Latino cancer survivors in the USA

et al. 2020

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Background-Cancer is the leading cause of death among Hispanics/Latinos. Thus, understanding health-related quality of life (HRQOL) needs among this diverse racial/ethnic group is critical. Using Ferrell's multidimensional framework for measuring QOL, we synthesized evidence on HRQOL needs among Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors.Methods-We searched MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO, for English language articles published between 1995 and January 2020, reporting HRQOL among Hispanic/ Latino cancer survivors in the USA.Results-Of the 648 articles reviewed, 176 met inclusion criteria, with 100 of these studies focusing exclusively on breast cancer patients and no studies examining end-of-life HRQOL issues. Compared with other racial/ethnic groups, Hispanics/Latinos reported lower HRQOL and a higher symptom burden across multiple HRQOL domains. Over 80% of studies examining racial/ ethnic differences in psychological well-being (n = 45) reported worse outcomes among Hispanics/Latinos compared with other racial/ethnic groups. Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors were also more likely to report suboptimal physical well-being in 60% of studies assessing racial/ ethnic differences (n = 27), and Hispanics/Latinos also reported lower social well-being relative to non-Hispanics/Latinos in 78% of studies reporting these outcomes (n = 32). In contrast, reports of ✉

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Section: Spiritual Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 90%

Section: Spiritual Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Calidad de Vida: a systematic review of quality of life in Latino cancer survivors in the USA

et al. 2020

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“…The use of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) might be one such possible strategy, which is wildly used in CRF treatment to reduce fatigue or improve the quality of life in cancer patients [ 24 ]. Yifei Sanjie pills (YFSJ), also known as “ Yiqi Chutan Tang ,” is a TCM formula used to treat lung cancer as complementary and alternative medicine, which consists of Panax quinquefolius Radix (Xi yang shen), Ranunculi Ternati Radix (Mao zhao cao), Sarcandrae Herba (Zhong jie feng), Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum (Fa ban xia), Ganoderma (Ling zhi), Bombyx batryticatus (Chao jiang can), Cremastrae Pseudobulbus Pleiones Pseudobulbus (Shan ci gu), and Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus (Zhe bei mu).…”

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Yifei sanjie Pills Alleviate Chemotherapy-Related Fatigue by Reducing Skeletal Muscle Injury and Inhibiting Tumor Growth in Lung Cancer Mice

Chen

et al. 2022

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Chemotherapy-related fatigue (CRF), one of the most severe adverse effects observed in cancer patients, has been theoretically related to oxidative stress, and antioxidant treatment might be one of the most valuable therapeutic approaches. However, there are still few effective pharmacological therapies. Yifei Sanjie pills (YFSJ), a classical formula used to treat lung cancer as complementary and alternative medicine, have been proved to alleviate CRF of lung cancer patients in clinical practices. However, the underlying mechanisms have not been clarified. In this study, our data showed that YFSJ alleviated CRF presented as reversing the decline of swimming time and locomotor activity induced by cisplatin (DDP). Moreover, YFSJ significantly reduces the accidence of mitophagy and mitochondrial damage and reduces apoptosis in skeletal muscle tissues caused by DDP. It probably works by decreasing the oxidative stress, inhibiting the activation of the AMPK/mTOR pathway, decreasing protein expression levels of Beclin1 and other autophagy-related proteins, and attenuating the activation of Cytochrome c (cyto. C), Cleaved Caspase-9 (c-Casp 9), and other apoptosis-related proteins. Furthermore, YFSJ enhanced DDP sensitivity by specifically promoting oxidative stress and activating apoptosis and autophagy in the tumor tissues of mice. It was also found that YFSJ reduced the loss of body weight caused by DDP, reversed the ascent of serum concentrations of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aminotransferase (AST), and creatinine (CREA), increased the spleen index, and prolonged the survival time of mice. Taken together, these results revealed that YFSJ could alleviate CRF by reducing mitophagy and apoptosis induced by oxidative stress in skeletal muscle; these results also displayed the effects of YFSJ on enhancing chemotherapy sensitivity, improving quality of life, and prolonging survival time in lung cancer mice received DDP chemotherapy.

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“…There were not the same as results of other studies [13,44], perhaps related to different spiritual supporting environments and experiences. Only 6.5% of family members have religious faith in our study, and this is much fewer than other populations [47]. Families' behaviours or attitudes reframing or appraising the stress/situation in our research are mainly rooted in Confucian introspection, forbearance, and perseverance, but not religion [45].…”

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Psychometric Testing of The Chinese Version of The Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales In Families of Patients With Dementia

Wang¹,

Chen²,

Liu³

et al. 2021

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Background: The Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales (F-COPES) is a widely used instrument to evaluate family coping behaviours. However, no Chinese version of this scale have been developed and validated in China. This study aimed to develop a Chinese version of the F-COPES and evaluate its psychometric properties in the families of patients with dementia who have heavy stress and care burdens.Methods: A cross-sectional study in the specialist memory and geriatric psychiatric clinics of four hospitals in Beijing, China. The English version of the F-COPES was translated into Chinese according to the standard translation guideline. An expert panel was invited to evaluate the content validity index of the Chinese version of this scale. This study included 215 families of patients with dementia. The item homogeneity analysis was conducted by using corrected item-total correlation, corrected item-subscale correlation, and changes of Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of subscales after deleting each item. The factor structure was analysed by using a confirmatory factor analysis. The convergent validity was tested by correlating the F-COPES to the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The internal consistency was assessed by using Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the whole scale and subscales.Results: The content validity index of the Chinese version of the F-COPES was 0.98, with that of each item ranging from 0.83 to 1.00. The result of item homogeneity analysis was satisfactory except for the items in the subscale of passive appraisal. The confirmatory factor analysis identified six subscales; namely, acquiring relatives’ support, acquiring friends’ support, acquiring neighbours’ or others’ support, reframing, seeking spiritual support, and passive appraisal, with acceptable model fit indices (χ2/df = 1.65, CFI = 0.91, GFI = 0.85, TLI = 0.90, PGFI = 0.69, RMSEA = 0.06). The convergent correlation between the F-COPES and the MSPSS was strong (r = 0.50, P < 0.01). The Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the whole scale was 0.86.Conclusion: The Chinese version of the F-COPES showed satisfactory psychometric properties. It may serve as a useful scale for assessing the coping behaviours in families of patients with dementia in China.

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Symptoms and Functioning

Cited by 16 publications

References 37 publications

Calidad de Vida: a systematic review of quality of life in Latino cancer survivors in the USA

Calidad de Vida: a systematic review of quality of life in Latino cancer survivors in the USA

Yifei sanjie Pills Alleviate Chemotherapy-Related Fatigue by Reducing Skeletal Muscle Injury and Inhibiting Tumor Growth in Lung Cancer Mice

Psychometric Testing of The Chinese Version of The Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales In Families of Patients With Dementia

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