Evaluating Integrative Cancer Clinics With the Claim Assessment Profile: An Example With the InspireHealth Clinic.
Integr Cancer Ther
; 17(1): 106-114, 2018 03.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The evaluation of freestanding integrative cancer clinical programs is challenging and is rarely done. We have developed an approach called the Claim Assessment Profile (CAP) to identify whether evaluation of a practice is justified, feasible, and likely to provide useful information.OBJECTIVES:
A CAP was performed in order to (1) clarify the healing claims at InspireHealth, an integrative oncology treatment program, by defining the most important impacts on its clients; (2) gather information about current research capacity at the clinic; and (3) create a program theory and path model for use in prospective research. STUDY DESIGN/METHODS:
This case study design incorporates methods from a variety of rapid assessment approaches. Procedures included site visits to observe the program, structured qualitative interviews with 26 providers and staff, surveys to capture descriptive data about the program, and observational data on program implementation.RESULTS:
The InspireHealth program is a well-established, multi-site, thriving integrative oncology clinical practice that focuses on patient support, motivation, and health behavior engagement. It delivers patient-centered care via a standardized treatment protocol. There arehigh levels of research interest from staff and resources by which to conduct research.CONCLUSIONS:
This analysis provides the primary descriptive and claims clarification of an integrative oncology treatment program, an evaluation readiness report, a detailed logic model explicating program theory, and a clinical outcomes path model for conducting prospective research. Prospective evaluation of this program would be feasible and valuable, adding to our knowledge base of integrative cancer therapies.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prática Profissional
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Medicina Integrativa
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Oncologia Integrativa
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Implementation_research
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Integr Cancer Ther
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
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TERAPEUTICA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA