The role of the general practitioner in cancer care in general and with respect to complementary and alternative medicine for patients with cancer.
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl)
; 31(1): e13533, 2022 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Cancer patients often use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The aim of this study was to assess the expectations of cancer patients towards their general practitioner (GP) regarding information on and offers of CAM procedures.METHODS:
A standardised anonymous questionnaire was developed and handed out to cancer patients in GP practices and oncology clinics in Germany.RESULTS:
One hundred and eighty questionnaires were evaluable. For 88.1% of the patients, it was important that their GP regularly receives information on cancer therapy. Only a minority consulted with the GP regarding diagnosis and therapy of the cancer (32.4%) or approached him about side effects of the therapy (46.9%). About one fifth of the GPs offered CAM. Before the cancer diagnosis, only 7% of the patients received a CAM offer from the GP; after the diagnosis, it was 14%. A large majority wanted the GP to offer more complementary (70.9%) and alternative (54.3%) medicine.CONCLUSION:
Our survey points to a clear mismatch of supply and demand regarding CAM for cancer patients in the primary care sector. Training for GPs on scientific evidence of as well as communication skills on CAM will be indispensable in the future to optimise the care of cancer patients by GPs.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Terapias Complementares
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Clínicos Gerais
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Neoplasias
Limite:
Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl)
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha