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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2016

Use of complementary and alternative medicine by pediatric oncology patients during palliative care.

Tim Schütze, Alfred Längler, Tycho Jan Zuzak, Pia Schmidt, Boris Zernikow

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Supportive care and osteopathic medicine in pediatric oncology: perspectives of current oncology clinicians, caregivers, and patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  6. The use of complementary medicine in palliative care in France: an observational cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tim SchützeFaculty of Health, School of Medicine, Professorship for Integrative Pediatrics, University of Witten/Herdecke, Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50, Witten, 58448, Germany.
Alfred LänglerFaculty of Health, School of Medicine, Professorship for Integrative Pediatrics, University of Witten/Herdecke, Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50, Witten, 58448, Germany.
Tycho Jan ZuzakFaculty of Health, School of Medicine, Professorship for Integrative Pediatrics, University of Witten/Herdecke, Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50, Witten, 58448, Germany. t.zuzak@gemeinschaftskrankenhaus.de.
Pia SchmidtGerman Paediatric Pain Centre, Children's Hospital Datteln, Department of Children's Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Faculty of Health-School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
Boris ZernikowGerman Paediatric Pain Centre, Children's Hospital Datteln, Department of Children's Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Faculty of Health-School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
Witten/Herdecke University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAlthough the popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has risen in the last decade, information about its use by pediatric patients in palliative care is still scarce. The purpose of the study was to assess the frequency and types of CAM administered by parents with children suffering from cancer during the palliative phase.

methodsAll parents who lost their child due to cancer in the federal state North Rhine Westfalia/Germany were eligible for the study. The first group of eligible parents was contacted in 1999-2000 and a second group of parents in 2005-2006. Upon agreement, parents were asked to complete a semi-structured questionnaire about the frequency of CAM use and the specific treatments that had been used. The types of CAM were categorized according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).

resultsA total of 96 parents participated in the study (48 in each cohort). Forty-three percent of all parents in both groups reported CAM use. The results show an increase of CAM use from 38 % in the first group to 49 % in the second cohort of pediatric patients during palliative care. The most common types of CAM used in both groups were homeopathy and treatment with mistletoe preparations.

conclusionsThe study provides information about usage of CAM in children suffering from cancer during the palliative phase of the disease. Further research is required to investigate benefits, potential adverse effects, and the potential efficacy of CAM in this population.

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AdolescentChildComplementary TherapiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNeoplasmsPalliative CareCancerChildrenComplementary and alternative medicinePalliative carePediatric oncology

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PMID26838025
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