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Complementary and alternative medicine in oncology: knowledge, attitude and practice among Tunisian healthcare workers
ConclusionThe majority of HCWs had a positive attitude towards the use of CAM in oncology despite their poor knowledge about it. Our study emphasizes the need to train HCWs dealing with cancer patients on CAM.
Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology - July 4, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Complementary and alternative medicine-An option for chronic pain patients?
Schmerz. 2023 May 8. doi: 10.1007/s00482-023-00719-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe interest of patients with chronic pain in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is high. The aim of an accompanying complementary therapy is to strengthen the patient's self-efficacy, the ability to make decisions and the autonomy. The best evidence exists for physical activity and a balanced diet. Exercise combinations of strength and endurance as well as targeted strengthening of the muscles in the area of the pain are particularly suitable. When choosing the form of exercise, low-threshold training options are recommended. The...
Source: Schmerz - May 8, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Jutta H übner Christian Keinki Jens B üntzel Source Type: research

Attitudes To and Uptake of Repertory Software in Homeopathy Clinical Practice-Results of an International Survey
CONCLUSION: This preliminary study presents some potentially significant uptake, usage and attitude markers that stand to shed light on the practice of homeopathy and the place of emerging technologies such as repertory software. Ultimately, more research is needed to help identify and address the challenges, risks and tensions around integration of practice-enhancing technologies in CM educational and clinical settings to best serve the diverse and changing needs of practitioners.PMID:36138533 | DOI:10.1055/s-0042-1748841
Source: Homeopathy - September 23, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Alastair C Gray Parker Pracjek Denise Straiges Source Type: research

Prevalence, specific and non-specific determinants of complementary medicine use in Switzerland: Data from the 2017 Swiss Health Survey
by Delphine Meier-Girard, Emmanuelle L üthi, Pierre-Yves Rodondi, Ursula Wolf ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of use of complementary medicine (CM) in Switzerland in 2017, its development since the 2012 Swiss Health Survey, and to examine specific and non-specific sociodemographic, lifestyle and health-related determinants of CM use as compared to determinants of conventional health care use. Materials and methodsWe used data of 18,832 participants from the cross-sectional Swiss Health Survey conducted by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office in 2017 and compared these data with those from 2012. We defined four CM ca...
Source: PLoS One - September 14, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Delphine Meier-Girard Source Type: research

Perceptions of homeopathy in supportive cancer care among oncologists and general practitioners in France
ConclusionsHomeopathy is viewed favorably as an integrated SCO therapy by the majority of French physicians involved with cancer patients —oncologists and GPs. Symptoms of particular relevance include fatigue, anxiety, peripheral neuropathy, sleep disturbance, and hot flashes. In such clinical situations, response to conventional therapies may be suboptimal and homeopathy is considered a reliable therapeutic option. These two studie s highlight the fact that homeopathy has gained legitimacy as the first complementary therapy in SCO in France.
Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - September 1, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

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