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

Quality of life-related outcomes from a patient-tailored integrative medicine program: experience of Russian-speaking patients with cancer in Israel.

Ilanit Shalom Sharabi, Anna Levin, Elad Schiff, Noah Samuels, Olga Agour, Yehudith Tapiro, Efraim Lev, Lital Keinan-Boker, Eran Ben-Arye

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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. It is linked to trial NCT01860365 (Measuring Concerns and Needs of Cancer Patients Referred to Complementary Medicine Treatment Integrated Within the Oncology Service), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Measuring Concerns and Needs of Cancer Patients Referred to Complementary Medicine Treatment Integrated Within the Oncology Service

TypeinterventionalSponsorCarmel Medical CenterRan2009 to 2025Enrolled2,500ConditionsQuality of LifeArmsComplementary medicine consultation and treatment, Patients receiving conventional supportive care
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Impact of a complementary/integrative medicine program on the need for supportive cancer care-related medications.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Ilanit Shalom SharabiIntegrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service and Lin Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee District, Israel.
Anna LevinIntegrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service and Lin Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee District, Israel.
Elad SchiffDepartment of Internal Medicine, and Integrative Medicine Service, Bnai-Zion Hospital, Haifa, Israel; The Department for Complementary Medicine, Law and Ethics, The International Center for Health, Law and Ethics, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel.
Noah SamuelsIntegrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service and Lin Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee District, Israel.
Olga AgourIntegrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service and Lin Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee District, Israel.
Yehudith TapiroIntegrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service and Lin Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee District, Israel.
Efraim LevDepartment of Eretz Israel Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
Lital Keinan-BokerIsrael Center for Disease Control, Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Eran Ben-AryeIntegrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service and Lin Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee District, Israel. eranben@netvision.net.il.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveComplementary/integrative medicine (CIM) is increasingly being integrated with standard supportive cancer care. The effects of CIM on quality of life (QOL) during chemotherapy need to be examined in varied socio-cultural settings. We purpose to explore the impact of CIM on QOL-related outcomes among Russian-speaking (RS) patients with cancer. PATIENTS AND

methodsRS patients undergoing chemotherapy receiving standard supportive care were eligible. Patients in the treatment arm were seen by an integrative physician (IP) and treated within a patient-tailored CIM program. Symptoms and QOL were assessed at baseline, at 6, and at 12 weeks with the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS), the Measure Yourself Concerns and Wellbeing (MYCAW) questionnaire, and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30).

resultsOf 70 patients referred to the treatment arm, 50 (71.4 %) underwent IP assessment and CIM treatments. Of 51 referred to the control arm, 38 (76 %) agreed to participate. At 6 weeks, CIM-treated patients reported improved ESAS scores for fatigue (P = 0.01), depression (P = 0.048), appetite (P = 0.008), sleep (P < 0.0001), and general wellbeing (P = 0.004). No improvement was observed among controls. Between-group analysis found CIM-treated patients had improved sleep scores on ESAS (P = 0.019) and EORTC (P = 0.007) at 6 weeks. Social functioning improved between 6 and 12 weeks (EORTC, P = 0.02), and global health status/QOL scale from baseline to 12 weeks (EORTC, P = 0.007).

conclusionA patient-tailored CIM treatment program may improve QOL-related outcomes among RS patients undergoing chemotherapy. Integrating CIM in conventional supportive care needs to address cross-cultural aspects of care.

trial registrationThe study protocol was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01860365 ).

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