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ReviewSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021

The Society for Integrative Oncology Practice Recommendations for online consultation and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eran Ben-Arye, Channing J Paller, Ana Maria Lopez, Shelley White, Eva Pendleton, Gunver S Kienle, Noah Samuels, Nuria Abbawaajii, Lynda G Balneaves

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Review in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Nurse-guided patient self-treatment in integrative oncology: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  11. Virtual acupressure for symptom management in cancer populations during COVID-19: a retrospective analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  15. Patient perspectives and experiences of the rapid implementation of digital consultations during COVID-19 - a qualitative study among women with gynecological cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Eran Ben-AryeIntegrative Oncology Program, Lin, Zebulon, & Carmel Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services; Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 35 Rothschild St, Haifa, Israel. eranben@netvision.net.il.
Channing J PallerSchool of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ana Maria LopezSidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Shelley WhiteWellness and Integrative Health Center, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Eva PendletonMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Gunver S KienleCenter for Complementary Medicine, Institute for Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany.
Noah SamuelsCenter for Integrative Complementary Medicine, Shaarei Zedek Medical Center, Israel; Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Nuria AbbawaajiiCollege of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Lynda G BalneavesCollege of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6535-2096
University of Manitoba · CAJohns Hopkins University · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology · ILTel Aviv University · ILThomas Jefferson University · USUniversity of Utah · USWitten/Herdecke University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) Online Task Force was created in response to the challenges facing continuity of integrative oncology care resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Task Force set out to guide integrative oncology practitioners in providing effective and safe online consultations and treatments for quality-of-life-concerns and symptom management. Online treatments include manual, acupuncture, movement, mind-body, herbal, and expressive art therapies.

methodsThe SIO Online Practice Recommendations employed a four-phase consensus process: (1) literature review and discussion among an international panel of SIO members, identifying key elements essential in an integrative oncology visit; (2) development, testing, and refinement of a questionnaire defining challenges and strategies; (3) refinement input from integrative oncology experts from 19 countries; and (4) SIO Executive Committee review identifying the most high-priority challenges and strategies.

resultsThe SIO Online Practice Recommendations address ten challenges, providing practical suggestions for online treatment/consultation. These include overcoming unfamiliarity, addressing resistance among patients and healthcare practitioners to online consultation/treatment, exploring ethical and medical-legal aspects, solving technological issues, preparing the online treatment setting, starting the online treatment session, maintaining effective communication, promoting specific treatment effects, involving the caregiver, concluding the session, and ensuring continuity of care.

conclusionsThe SIO Online Practice Recommendations are relevant for ensuring continuity of care beyond the present pandemic. They can be implemented for patients with limited accessibility to integrative oncology treatments due to geographic constraints, financial difficulties, physical disability, or an unsupportive caregiver. These recommendations require further study in practice settings.

Indexed as

COVID-19Integrative OncologyNeoplasmsHumansPandemicsReferral and ConsultationSARS-CoV-2Doctor-patient communicationIntegrative oncologyPractice guidelinesSupportive careTelemedicine

Identifiers

PMID33852088
PMCPMC8044504
OpenAlexW3154188046

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