ArticleAcupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society2018
Acupuncture versus medication for pain management: a cross-sectional study of breast cancer survivors.
Article in Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01013337 (Acupuncture and Aromatase Inhibitor Related Arthralgia), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the United States.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Chronic Pain Management in the Community Pharmacy Setting: A Cross-Sectional Survey of the General Public's Knowledge and Perceptions.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- SIO-ASCO guideline on integrative medicine for cancer pain management: implications for racial and ethnic pain disparities.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2023Article
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- Diversity of interpretations of the concept "patient-centered care for breast cancer patients"; a scoping review of current literature.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2022Article
- Acupuncture for cancer pain: an evidence-based clinical practice guideline.Chinese medicine · 2022Review
- Knowledge Mapping of Acupuncture for Cancer Pain: A Scientometric Analysis (2000-2019).Journal of pain research · 2021Article
- What if Acupuncture Were Covered by Insurance for Pain Management? A Cross-Sectional Study of Cancer Patients at One Academic Center and 11 Community Hospitals.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2019Article
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Abstract
aim of the studyBreast cancer survivors who take aromatase inhibitors (AI) often suffer from chronic pain. Emerging evidence supports the use of acupuncture as an effective pain management strategy for this condition, but its acceptability among cancer survivors is unknown. We evaluated breast cancer survivors' preferences for acupuncture as compared with medication use and identified factors predictive of this preference.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study among breast cancer survivors who were currently, or had been, taking an AI. The primary outcome was degree of preference for acupuncture as compared with medication for pain management. We conducted multivariate logistic regression analyses to evaluate the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) factors and health beliefs on treatment preference.
resultsAmong 592 participants, 160 (27.0%) preferred acupuncture, 153 (25.8%) preferred medication and 279 (47.1%) had no clear preference. In a multivariate analysis that only included SES, higher education and white race were significantly associated with greater preference for acupuncture. When health beliefs were added, SES effects were attenuated, while greater expectation of acupuncture's effect, lower perceived barriers to its use, higher social norm (endorsement from family members and healthcare professionals) related to acupuncture and higher holistic health beliefs were associated with greater preference for acupuncture.
conclusionWe 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.
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