scholarly journals Seeking Mind, Body and Spirit Healing–-Why Some Men with Prostate Cancer Choose CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) over Conventional Cancer Treatments

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. IMI.S377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret A. White ◽  
Marja J. Verhoef ◽  
B.J. Davison ◽  
Hal Gunn ◽  
Karen Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Conventional Treatment ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Prostate Cancer Treatment ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Little is known about men with prostate cancer who decline conventional treatment and use only complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Objectives To 1) explore why men decline conventional prostate cancer treatment and use CAM 2) understand the role of holistic healing in their care, and 3) document their recommendations for health care providers. Methods Semi-structured interviews and follow-up focus groups. Sample Twenty-nine men diagnosed with prostate cancer who declined all recommended conventional treatments and used CAM. Results Based on strong beliefs about healing, study participants took control by researching the risks of delaying or declining conventional treatment while using CAM as a first option. Most perceived conventional treatment to have a negative impact on quality of life. Participants sought healing in a broader mind, body, spirit context, developing individualized CAM approaches consistent with their beliefs about the causes of cancer. Most made significant lifestyle changes to improve their health. Spirituality was central to healing for one-third of the sample. Participants recommended a larger role for integrated cancer care. Conclusion Men who decline conventional prostate cancer treatment and use CAM only may benefit from a whole person approach to care where physicians support them to play an active role in healing while carefully monitoring their disease status.

Allied Health and Nursing Academic Programs at New Jersey county colleges: Holistic Health and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Content

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsa Bruguier
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Holistic Health ◽  
Nursing Programs ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Professional Health ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Rising public interest in and use of holistic health (HH) practices and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has created a need for health care providers to become knowledgeable in these areas. HH/CAM content is increasingly included in curricula of professional health education, a trend less clear in associate, certificate, and diploma programs of 2-year colleges. A survey of directors and coordinators of allied health and nursing programs at New Jersey county colleges was conducted to determine curricular presence of HH/CAM and program constituency awareness of institutionally accessible HH/CAM information resources. Results indicated: rising interest in HH/CAM instruction; multiple forces influencing HH/CAM inclusion; HH/CAM strengthening programs; and uncertainty regarding knowledge of and perceived use of library HH/CAM resources. By including HH/CAM, New Jersey's allied health and nursing programs are progressively aligned with consumer use, and trends of professional health schools.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Correlates of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Hypertensive Patients in Gondar Town, Ethiopia

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Asfaw Erku ◽  
Abebe Basazn Mekuria
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Cam Use ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Background. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies are being widely used by hypertensive patients worldwide. However, evidences regarding CAM use by hypertensive patients in Ethiopia are limited. This study aimed at assessing prevalence and correlates of CAM use among hypertensive patients attending ambulatory clinic at Gondar University Referral Hospital (GURH), Ethiopia.Methods. A cross-sectional study was employed on 423 patients visiting GURH. Descriptive statistics and bivariate and multivariate logistic regression tools were used to analyze/come up with the prevalence and correlates of CAM use.Results. The prevalence of CAM use in our study was found to be 67.8% and herbal based medicine was the most commonly utilized CAM therapies. Majority of CAM users (70.2%) did not disclose CAM use for their physician. However, nearly half of CAM users (48.4%) were satisfied with the result of CAM use.Conclusions. The higher prevalence of CAM use among hypertensive patients coupled with a very low disclosure rate to their health care providers can have a marked potential to cause ineffective hypertensive management and adverse effects due to CAM use. Health care providers should be open to discussing the use of CAM with their patients as it will lead to better health outcome.

Use and perceptions of complementary and alternative medicine in a community cancer center.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e19646-e19646
Author(s):  
Mike Cusnir ◽  
Christina Pozo-Kaderman ◽  
Irene Sullivan ◽  
Elaine Vinas
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Spiritual Practices ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

e19646 Background: Studies over the past 10 years in the general population showed use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to no more than 42% with the largest study reporting only 28% use in adults. In the cancer population one of the largest studies showed that 83.3% had used at least one CAM approach. After excluding spiritual practices and psychotherapy, 95.8% of participants were aware of CAM and 68.7% of those had used CAM. However most of this information has been obtained in academic medical centers that would be biased since the use of CAM has also been reported to vary by location, education and socio-economic status. Methods: We evaluated with a questionnaire similar to the one use by Richardson et al, in 2000 looking for prevalence and predictors of CAM use in a south Florida community cancer center with a culturally diverse patient population, many of Hispanic descent, we also evaluated the opinion about participating in CAM clinical trials.150 consecutive patients coming to the cancer center were given a questionnaire of which 112 are evaluable at the time of this report. Results: Average age was 66 years, 50 % of the patients were males, 56% of the patients were actively on chemotherapy, 10% on hormonal manipulations and 33% were not actively on treatment. 52% had heard of the term CAM, 34 % had heard the term integrative medicine, 18% had use CAM for their cancer treatment. Only 27% of the patients had discussed the use or interest in use of CAM with one of the health care providers. 59% expressed interest in participating in CAM clinical trials. Regarding specific therapies that the patients had used to “treat cancer” 8% had used dietary interventions, 15% had used movement therapies (TaiChi, yoga, etc.), 12% use of mind-body practices, 25% had used herbal and vitamin supplements and 25 % had used spiritual practices. Conclusions: Our study population had slightly lower use of CAM than in academic centers however the type of practices used appears to be different with increased use of mind/body and movement techniques over spiritual practices which might be a cultural effect. We also found a strong interest and will to participate in clinical trials that should be a window of opportunity to test these therapies in community settings.

scholarly journals CAM Curriculum Activities to Enhance Professionalism Training in Medical Schools

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.G. Elder ◽  
Carol Hustedde ◽  
Dave Rakel ◽  
Jennifer Joyce
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Education ◽  
Sense Of Competence ◽  
Professionalism Training ◽  
Physician Patient ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Enhancing the professionalism of graduates is a major objective of most health care education institutions today. Educating conventional health care providers about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) may directly and indirectly improve trainee professionalism by expanding trainees' knowledge and appreciation of diverse health care beliefs and practices, improving physician—patient communication, enhancing self-care, and increasing sense of competence and job satisfaction. A survey based on professional competencies proposed by the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine was administered to the grantees of the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine R-25 CAM education project initiative. The survey's aim was to identify project activities that taught professionalism skills. All projects reported curricular features that enhanced trainee professionalism, with substantial percentages of project effort directed toward professionalism-related activities.

scholarly journals The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Lebanese Adults: Results from a National Survey

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Naja ◽  
M. Alameddine ◽  
L. Itani ◽  
H. Shoaib ◽  
D. Hariri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cam Use ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Objective. To examine the prevalence and correlates of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use in Lebanon.Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted through face to face interviews on a nationally representative sample of 1,475 Lebanese adults. The survey questionnaire explored the sociodemographic and health related characteristics as well as the types and modes of CAM use. The main outcome in this study was the use of CAM during the last 12 months.Results. Prevalence of CAM use was 29.87% with “folk herbs” being the most commonly used (75%). Two out of five CAM users indicated using it as alternative to conventional therapies and only 28.4% of users disclosed the use of CAM to their physician. CAM use was significantly associated with higher income, presence of a chronic disease, and lack of access to needed health care. Lower odds of CAM use were observed among older adults and those with a higher education level.Conclusions. This study revealed a high prevalence of CAM use in Lebanon. Health policy and decision makers need to facilitate proper regulation and integration of CAM into mainstream medicine and educate health care providers and the public alike on the safe and effective use of CAM therapies.

Comparing Health-Care Providers' Perspectives on Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Childhood Cancer Between Netherlands and Indonesia

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanus Gunawan ◽  
Marijn Arnoldussen ◽  
Maartje S. Gordijn ◽  
Mei N. Sitaresmi ◽  
Peter M. van de Ven ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Complementary And Alternative
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