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Complementary and integrative health interventions and their association with health-related quality of life in the primary brain tumor population.

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Randazzo, DM; McSherry, F; Herndon, JE; Affronti, ML; Lipp, ES; Flahiff, C; Miller, E; Woodring, S; Boulton, S; Desjardins, A; Ashley, DM ...
Published in: Complement Ther Clin Pract
August 2019

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Little is known about complementary and integrative health intervention usage in the primary brain tumor population. We aimed to identify the percentage of patients using these practices and explore the impact on quality of life. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical records from patients seen in clinic between December 16, 2013 and February 28, 2014 were reviewed retrospectively. The questionnaires used were a modified version of the International Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire, the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy- Brain Cancer and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy- Fatigue. RESULTS: 76% of patients utilized a complementary and integrative health modality. The most frequently reported modalities used were vitamins, massage, and spiritual healing, prayer, diet and meditation. CONCLUSION: These results confirm the usage of complementary and integrative health practices within the primary brain tumor population; however, there was no evidence of association between use and quality of life.

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Complement Ther Clin Pract

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EISSN

1873-6947

Publication Date

August 2019

Volume

36

Start / End Page

43 / 48

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Quality of Life
  • Humans
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Complementary & Alternative Medicine
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • 4208 Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine
  • 1110 Nursing
  • 1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
 

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Randazzo, D. M., McSherry, F., Herndon, J. E., Affronti, M. L., Lipp, E. S., Flahiff, C., … Peters, K. B. (2019). Complementary and integrative health interventions and their association with health-related quality of life in the primary brain tumor population. Complement Ther Clin Pract, 36, 43–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.05.002
Randazzo, Dina M., Frances McSherry, James E. Herndon, Mary L. Affronti, Eric S. Lipp, Charlene Flahiff, Elizabeth Miller, et al. “Complementary and integrative health interventions and their association with health-related quality of life in the primary brain tumor population.Complement Ther Clin Pract 36 (August 2019): 43–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.05.002.
Randazzo DM, McSherry F, Herndon JE, Affronti ML, Lipp ES, Flahiff C, et al. Complementary and integrative health interventions and their association with health-related quality of life in the primary brain tumor population. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 Aug;36:43–8.
Randazzo, Dina M., et al. “Complementary and integrative health interventions and their association with health-related quality of life in the primary brain tumor population.Complement Ther Clin Pract, vol. 36, Aug. 2019, pp. 43–48. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.05.002.
Randazzo DM, McSherry F, Herndon JE, Affronti ML, Lipp ES, Flahiff C, Miller E, Woodring S, Boulton S, Desjardins A, Ashley DM, Friedman HS, Peters KB. Complementary and integrative health interventions and their association with health-related quality of life in the primary brain tumor population. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 Aug;36:43–48.
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Published In

Complement Ther Clin Pract

DOI

EISSN

1873-6947

Publication Date

August 2019

Volume

36

Start / End Page

43 / 48

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Quality of Life
  • Humans
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Complementary & Alternative Medicine
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • 4208 Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine
  • 1110 Nursing
  • 1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine