Acupuncture versus medication for pain management: a cross-sectional study of breast cancer survivors.
CONCLUSION: We found similar rates of preference for acupuncture versus medication among breast cancer survivors for pain management. Specific attitudes and beliefs predicted such preferences, highlighting the importance of a patient-centred approach to align patient beliefs and preferences with therapeutic options for more effective pain management.
TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT01013337; Results.
PMID: 29440043 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Bao T, Li SQ, Dearing JL, Piulson LA, Seluzicki CM, Sidlow R, Mao JJ Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research
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