Reasons for and Characteristics Associated With Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adult Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review
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- Marja J. Verhoef
- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
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- Lynda G. Balneaves
- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Heather S. Boon
- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Annette Vroegindewey
- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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<jats:p> Purpose:To conduct a systematic review of reasons for and sociodemographic and disease characteristics associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in cancer patients. Methods:Eligible studies were identified by searching the following databases: Alt Health Watch, AMED, CINAHL, CancerLit, PremMEDLINE, MEDLINE, Pub-Med, Ingenta, EMBASE, and Health Star, as well as reference lists in review articles. Only English-language articles published between 1994 and 2004 were included. Search terms included CAM and oncology/cancer, decision making and CAM and oncology/cancer, treatment decision making and CAM and oncology/cancer, and health care choices and CAM and oncology/cancer. Results:Fifty-two eligible studies were identified and summarized. These studies were conducted in 14 different countries, with the largest number of studies being completed in the United States (34.6%). A therapeutic response, wanting control, a strong belief in CAM, CAM as a last resort, and finding hope were the most commonly cited reasons for using CAM. Age, socioeconomic status, and gender were the dominant characteristics associated with CAM use. Conclusion:Reasons for and characteristics associated with CAM use among cancer patients have been studied extensively. Future CAM research among cancer patients should focus on identifying decision-making processes and building theoretical decision-making models. These can be used in the development of decisional aids for patients when confronted with the choice to use CAM as part of their cancer treatment. </jats:p>
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- Integrative Cancer Therapies
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Integrative Cancer Therapies 4 (4), 274-286, 2005-12
SAGE Publications