Survey of members of the German society for palliative medicine regarding their attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine for cancer patients

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 822-824

  Conrad, Christina ^a   Muenstedt, Karsten ^b   Micke, Oliver ^c   Prott, Franz ^d   Gronau, Thomas ^e   Muecke, Ralph ^f,g   Stoll, Christoph ^h   Buentzel, Jens ⁱ   Huebner, Jutta ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^c FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^d RNS Praxisgemeinschaft GbR   (Germany)

^e Interdisciplinary Society for Palliative Medicine   (Germany)

^f LIPPE HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^g RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^h Clinic Herzoghoehe   (Germany)

ⁱ Nordhausen Clinic   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ART THERAPY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; HUMAN; LEISURE; LETTER; MASSAGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDITATION; MUSIC THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REFLEXOLOGY; SPIRITUAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DECISION MAKING; GERMANY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84880812588     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0084     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Robinson A, McGrail MR: Disclosure of CAM use to medical practitioners: A review of qualitative and quantitative studies. Complement Ther Med 2004;12(2-3):90-98.
2. Micke O, Bruns F, Glatzel M, Schönekaes K, Micke P, Mü cke R, Bü ntzel J: Predictive factors for the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in radiation oncology. Eur J Integr Med 2009;1:22-30.
3. Zeller Z, Muenstedt K, Stoll C, Schweder J, Senf B, Ruckhaeberle E: Potential interactions of complementary and alternative medicine with cancer therapy in outpatients with gynecological cancer in a comprehensive cancer center. (Epub ahead of print.) DOI: 10.1007/s00432-012-1336-6.
4. Hann D, Baker F, Denniston M, Entrekin N: Long-term breast cancer survivors' use of complementary therapies: Perceived impact on recovery and prevention of recurrence. Integr Cancer Ther 2005;4(1):14-20.
5. Huebner J, Mü nstedt K, Stoll C, van Oorschot B, Lordick F: Komplementä re und alternative Medizin in der Palliativmedizin bei Tumorpatienten; Onkologe 2013;19:101-107.