Use of Alternative Medicine Among Norwegian Cancer Patients is Associated with Mental Distress - A Follow-up Study

Risberg, Terje; Kolstad, Arne; Cassileth, Barrie R.

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“…These data on behavioral pattern might serve as a basis for improvement in providing appropriate patient information in clinical practice. Our findings are in keeping with reports from various countries, including the United States as well as European countries [6,9,12,13,15,18,19,22,27,34,36].…”

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confidence: 92%

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Complementary and alternative medicine in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Hensel

Zoz

2008

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confidence: 92%

“…In the UK, the prevalence of CAM use was estimated to be 25% of cancer patients, in Germany and France 50% [16], and in Norway [34] and Australia 41% [24,25]. Among residents of the United States, the prevalence was estimated to be 34-69% [3,12,21].…”

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confidence: 99%

Complementary and alternative medicine in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Hensel

Zoz

2008

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“…Studies have shown that high stress levels and poor quality of life lead to a more frequent use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) [5,6]. Therefore, it is not surprising that pregnant women often turn to CAM [2].…”

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Departments of Obstetrics in Germany

Münstedt

Schröter²,

Brüggmann³

et al. 2009

Complement Med Res

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Background: This nationwide study aimed to assess the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods in German departments of obstetrics. Methods: All German departments of obstetrics were identified and were sent a questionnaire designed to assess which CAM methods, if any, they used during childbirth, how frequently, and why. SPSS software was used for statistical analyses (Spearman’s bivariate correlation, crosstabulation, and Pearson’s chi-square test). Results: The questionnaires were returned by 40.3% (381/946) of the identified departments. The most commonly used CAM therapy was acupuncture (available in 97.3% (366/376) of departments) followed by homeopathy (offered in 93.4%) and aromatherapy (available in 76.6%). Most decisions regarding CAM use were made by midwives; only decisions on acupuncture were taken by obstetricians and midwives. Reasons given for using CAM were patient demand and perceived efficacy of CAM, particularly by midwives. Obstetricians were only partly convinced of the efficacy of CAM methods and their conviction varied with the type of unit they worked in. Conclusions: CAM methods are widely used in German departments of obstetrics despite lacking evidence of effectiveness. Efficacy, side effects and consequences of CAM use should be assessed using the mandatory German quality assurance measures and birth surveys. CAM use elsewhere also merits further study.

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“…A review of the literature show that CAM users tend to be better educated, of higher socioeconomic status, female and younger than non-users (4,5). Studies also show that seeking alternative treatment is more common among mentally distressed cancer patients (6,7). …”

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A Five‐year Follow‐up of Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer in Anthroposophic and Conventional Care

Carlsson

Arman

Backman

et al. 2006

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Complementary and alternative medicine is used by many cancer patients in most parts of the world, and its use is increasing. The aim of the present study was to examine, over 5 years, the perceived quality of life/life satisfaction in two samples of women with breast cancer who were treated with anthroposophic care or conventional medical treatment only. Data from admission, after 1 year and after 5 years are used for the comparisons. On admission to the study the women in anthroposophic care perceived their quality of life to be lower than that of the women in the conventional treatment group, especially for emotional, cognitive and social functioning and overall quality of life. Sixty women who actively chose treatment with anthroposophic medicine and 60 individually matched women treated with conventional medicine participated. Quality of life was measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire. Twenty-six women within anthroposophic care and 31 women within conventional medicine survived the 5 years. Effect size (ES) estimation favored the anthroposophic group in seven of the subscales mostly measuring emotional functioning. The ES for four of the subscales favored the conventional treatment group, mostly concerning physical functioning. After 5 years there were improvements in overall quality of life and in emotional and social functioning compared to admission for the women in anthroposophic care. The improvements took place between admission and 1 year, but not further on. Only minor improvements were found in the matching group.

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Use of Alternative Medicine Among Norwegian Cancer Patients is Associated with Mental Distress - A Follow-up Study

Cited by 9 publications

References 23 publications

Complementary and alternative medicine in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Complementary and alternative medicine in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Departments of Obstetrics in Germany

A Five‐year Follow‐up of Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer in Anthroposophic and Conventional Care

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