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Integrative practices of Canadian oncology health professionals

OBJECTIVE: Cancer patients are increasingly known to use complementary medicine (cam) during conventional treatment, but data are limited on how Canadian oncology health professionals attempt to assist patients with their use of cam in the context of conventional cancer care. As part of a larger qua...

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Autores principales: Brazier, A.S.A., Balneaves, L.G., Seely, D., Stephen, J.E., Suryaprakash, N., Taylor–Brown, J.W.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Multimed Inc. 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18769573
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author Brazier, A.S.A.
Balneaves, L.G.
Seely, D.
Stephen, J.E.
Suryaprakash, N.
Taylor–Brown, J.W.
author_facet Brazier, A.S.A.
Balneaves, L.G.
Seely, D.
Stephen, J.E.
Suryaprakash, N.
Taylor–Brown, J.W.
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description OBJECTIVE: Cancer patients are increasingly known to use complementary medicine (cam) during conventional treatment, but data are limited on how Canadian oncology health professionals attempt to assist patients with their use of cam in the context of conventional cancer care. As part of a larger qualitative study assessing the perceptions of Canadian oncology health professionals regarding integrated breast cancer care, we undertook an exploration of current integrative practices of oncology health professionals. DESIGN: Using an interpretive description research design and a purposive sampling, we conducted a series of in-depth qualitative interviews with various oncology health professionals recruited from provincial cancer agencies, hospitals, integrative clinics, and private practice settings in four Canadian cities: Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal, and Halifax. A total of 16 oncology health professionals participated, including medical and radiation oncologists, nurses, and pharmacists. RESULTS: acting as an integrative care guide, and collaborating with other health professionals. CONCLUSIONS: Although few clear standards of practice or guidance material were in place within their organizational settings, health professionals discussed some integrative roles that they had adopted, depending on interest, knowledge, and skills, in supporting patients with cam decisions. Given that cancer patients report that they want to be able to confer with their conventional health professionals, particularly their oncologists, about their cam use, health professionals who elect to adopt integrative practices are likely offering patients much-welcomed support.
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spelling pubmed-25285552008-09-03 Integrative practices of Canadian oncology health professionals Brazier, A.S.A. Balneaves, L.G. Seely, D. Stephen, J.E. Suryaprakash, N. Taylor–Brown, J.W. Curr Oncol E-Manuscript Article Summaries* OBJECTIVE: Cancer patients are increasingly known to use complementary medicine (cam) during conventional treatment, but data are limited on how Canadian oncology health professionals attempt to assist patients with their use of cam in the context of conventional cancer care. As part of a larger qualitative study assessing the perceptions of Canadian oncology health professionals regarding integrated breast cancer care, we undertook an exploration of current integrative practices of oncology health professionals. DESIGN: Using an interpretive description research design and a purposive sampling, we conducted a series of in-depth qualitative interviews with various oncology health professionals recruited from provincial cancer agencies, hospitals, integrative clinics, and private practice settings in four Canadian cities: Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal, and Halifax. A total of 16 oncology health professionals participated, including medical and radiation oncologists, nurses, and pharmacists. RESULTS: acting as an integrative care guide, and collaborating with other health professionals. CONCLUSIONS: Although few clear standards of practice or guidance material were in place within their organizational settings, health professionals discussed some integrative roles that they had adopted, depending on interest, knowledge, and skills, in supporting patients with cam decisions. Given that cancer patients report that they want to be able to confer with their conventional health professionals, particularly their oncologists, about their cam use, health professionals who elect to adopt integrative practices are likely offering patients much-welcomed support. Multimed Inc. 2008-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2528555/ /pubmed/18769573 Text en 2008 Multimed Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Balneaves, L.G.
Seely, D.
Stephen, J.E.
Suryaprakash, N.
Taylor–Brown, J.W.
Integrative practices of Canadian oncology health professionals
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title_short Integrative practices of Canadian oncology health professionals
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18769573
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