ArticleJournal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs2014
Effects of integrative medicine on pain and anxiety among oncology inpatients.
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- Significant Pain Reduction in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Integrative Medicine Interventions by Clinical Population and Accounting for Pain Medication.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Article
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- Establishing an integrative oncology service in the Australian healthcare setting-the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse Hospital experience.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Article
- Immediate Symptom Relief After a First Session of Massage Therapy or Reiki in Hospitalized Patients: A 5-Year Clinical Experience from a Rural Academic Medical Center.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Article
- Cost Savings from Reducing Pain Through the Delivery of Integrative Medicine Program to Hospitalized Patients.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Article
- Inpatient Acupuncture at a Major Cancer Center.Integrative cancer therapies · 2018Article
- Guidance for establishing an integrative oncology service in the Australian healthcare setting-a discussion paper.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Article
- "Health in the Mirror": An Unconventional Approach to Unmet Psychological Needs in Oncology.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundFew studies have investigated the effectiveness of integrative medicine (IM) therapies on pain and anxiety among oncology inpatients.
methodsRetrospective data obtained from electronic medical records identified patients with an oncology International Classification of Diseases-9 code who were admitted to a large Midwestern hospital between July 1, 2009 and December 31, 2012. Outcomes were change in patient-reported pain and anxiety, rated before and after individual IM treatment sessions, using a numeric scale (0-10).
resultsOf 10948 hospital admissions over the study period, 1833 (17%) included IM therapy. Older patients had reduced odds of receiving any IM therapy (odds ratio [OR]: 0.97, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 0.96 to 0.98) and females had 63% (OR: 1.63, 95% CI = 1.38 to 1.92) higher odds of receiving any IM therapy compared with males. Moderate (OR: 1.97, 95% CI = 1.61 to 2.41), major (OR: 3.54, 95% CI = 2.88 to 4.35), and extreme (OR: 5.96, 95% CI = 4.71 to 7.56) illness severity were significantly associated with higher odds of receiving IM therapy compared with admissions of minor illness severity. After receiving IM therapy, patients averaged a 46.9% (95% CI = 45.1% to 48.6%, P <.001) reduction in pain and a 56.1% (95% CI = 54.3% to 58.0%, P <.001) reduction in anxiety. Bodywork and traditional Chinese Medicine therapies were most effective for reducing pain, while no significant differences among therapies for reducing anxiety were observed.
conclusionsIM services to oncology inpatients resulted in substantial decreases in pain and anxiety. Observational studies using electronic medical records provide unique information about real-world utilization of IM. Future studies are warranted and should explore potential synergy of opioid analgesics and IM therapy for pain control.
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