Metaphorische Aspekte der Misteltherapie im Patientenerleben – eine qualitative Studie

Konitzer, Martin; Doering, T.J.; Fischer, Gottfried

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“…46 Similar results were also reported in recent observational, qualitative, and survey studies in Sweden, Switzerland, Holland, and Germany. 10 , 24 , 30 , 47 - 52 Clinical trials reported improvements in QoL through AM cancer care, MT, and art therapy. 21 , 23 , 24 The individual nutritional support, as indicated in our interviews, has been outlined in detail in a report from an AM hospital.…”

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Individualized Integrative Cancer Care in Anthroposophic Medicine

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Background. Cancer patients widely seek integrative oncology which embraces a wide variety of treatments and system approaches. Objective. To investigate the concepts, therapeutic goals, procedures, and working conditions of integrative oncology doctors in the field of anthroposophic medicine. Methods. This qualitative study was based on in-depth interviews with 35 highly experienced doctors working in hospitals and office-based practices in Germany and other countries. Structured qualitative content analysis was applied to examine the data. Results. The doctors integrated conventional and holistic cancer concepts. Their treatments aimed at both tumor and symptom control and at strengthening the patient on different levels: living with the disease, overcoming the disease, enabling emotional and cognitive development, and addressing spiritual or transcendental issues according to the patient’s wishes and initiatives. Therapeutic procedures were conventional anticancer and symptom-relieving treatments, herbal and mineral remedies, mistletoe therapy, art therapies, massages and other external applications, nutrition and lifestyle advice, psychological support, and multiple forms of empowerment. The approach emphasised good patient-doctor relationships and sufficient time for patient encounters and decision-making. Individualization appeared in several dimensions and was interwoven with standards and mindlines. The doctors often worked in teams and cooperated with other cancer care–related specialists. Conclusion. Integrative cancer care pursues an individualized and patient-centered approach, encompassing conventional and multimodal complementary interventions, and addressing, along with physical and functional needs, the emotional and spiritual needs of patients. This seems to be important for tumor and symptom control, and addresses major challenges and important goals of modern cancer care.

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Individualized Integrative Cancer Care in Anthroposophic Medicine

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Cancer Patients' Experiences of Using Mistletoe (Viscum album): A Qualitative Systematic Review and Synthesis

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Huntley

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The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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A systematic search revealed a small number of qualitative studies of MT in cancer. These were effectively combined to provide a detailed overview of patients' experiences in order to complement the developing evidence base from trials. Given the variation in context of MT delivery across the articles, it is not possible to ascribe changes in patients' quality of life specifically to MT. The results of this review will help in the design of outcome measures that more fully capture patients' experiences. It is essential to embed qualitative research of patients' experiences of MT and other CAM therapies within future trials.

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Bewegung und Bedeutung: Naturheilkundliche Physiotherapie und moderne Pharmakotherapie der Osteoporose im semantischen Differential. Quantitative Untersuchung einer Selbsthilfegruppe und zweier Vergleichsgruppen

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Fischer²,

Doering³

2003

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Movement and Meaning: Complementary and Modern Pharmacological Therapy of Osteoporosis in the Patients’ Space of Meaning. A Quantitative Study Using Semantic Differentials Background: Physiotherapy is a frequently applied concomitant therapy for patients with osteoporosis. Compared to modern pharmacological therapy physiotherapy appears to receive sustained high regard, which should be further examined in view of the attribution pattern of the patients. Objective: Elements of physiotherapy and Kneipp therapy were quantitatively examined in terms of their semantic content in a three-dimensional space of meaning. This was done in comparison with elements of modern pharmacological therapy. The questions regarding possible patterns of the attributions and a possible hierarchy of the therapy forms were analyzed by a survey of a self-help group for osteoporosis patients and two control groups. Material and Methods: According to the methods of semantic differentials, a self-help group for osteoporosis patients and two control groups (high-school female pupils, breast carcinoma patients) were queried about the individual elements of physiotherapy and modern pharmacological therapy in a polar profile of a questionnaire. The results were arranged onto a numerical matrix and by means of factor analysis, a location in a three-dimensional space of meaning was calculated for each element questioned. For purpose of illustration, the results were transferred to a succession of diagrams so that the assessments for the three axes of meaning became more distinct. The results are discussed on the background of a current neurolinguistic theory of meaning: Sensomotoric experience generates meaning in form of ‘primary metaphors’; if reactivated e.g. by physiotherapy, these metaphors can give fundaments for an emergent and salutogenic system of meaning, which helps to reconstruct the patient’s ‘subjective anatomy’ and helps to create new values of living one’s life. Hypotheses: If sensomotoric experience has a central function in generating meaning, the axis of ‘motion’ and therapies stressing on sensomotoric experience (e.g. exercise group) will show a corresponding profile of evaluation throughout the three groups. Results: For the axis ‘motion’ the interventions examined in all three groups show a harmonious profile. The most stable position for all three axes is reflected by ‘exercise group’, followed by ‘whole-body pack’. This stability concerning the axis ‘motion’ as well as ‘exercise group’ is discussed in terms of a neurolinguistic theory of meaning, giving sensomotoric experiences the central function for generating meaning. Conclusions: The results allow conclusions concerning the concrete ‘meaning-oriented’ combination of physiotherapy with modern pharmacotherapy. Moreover, sensomotoric experiences in physiotherapy are possible reasons for an emergent system of meaning reconstructing the patient’s ‘subjective anatomy’ from basic ‘primary metaphors’ of bodily experiences up to a whole salutogenetic system of meaning.

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Metaphorische Aspekte der Misteltherapie im Patientenerleben – eine qualitative Studie

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Individualized Integrative Cancer Care in Anthroposophic Medicine

Individualized Integrative Cancer Care in Anthroposophic Medicine

Cancer Patients' Experiences of Using Mistletoe (Viscum album): A Qualitative Systematic Review and Synthesis

Bewegung und Bedeutung: Naturheilkundliche Physiotherapie und moderne Pharmakotherapie der Osteoporose im semantischen Differential. Quantitative Untersuchung einer Selbsthilfegruppe und zweier Vergleichsgruppen

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