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Health-related quality of life among US adults with cancer: Potential roles of complementary and alternative medicine for health promotion and well-being.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:We estimated prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by reason for use (treatment, wellness, or both) among non-institutionalized adults with cancer in the United States. We also examined health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes among adults with cancer who used CAM. METHODS:We used data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which represents non-institutionalized adults with cancer (n = 2967 unweighted). Using a cross-sectional design with survey sampling techniques, we estimated past year prevalence of CAM use. We ran multivariable logistic regression analyses to investigate the odds of perceived benefits of CAM. RESULTS:In the past 12 months, 35.1% of adults with cancer reported using some form of CAM. Among CAM users, 56.0% used CAM for both treatment and wellness, and 32.4% used CAM for wellness only. Only 11.6% used CAM for treatment only. Regardless of reason for use, the most commonly used CAM types in the past year were herbal therapies (56.8%), chiropractic (27.1%), and massage (24.9%). Among CAM users, those using CAM for wellness only and for a combination of treatment and wellness reported significantly higher odds of "a better sense of controlling health" and "improved overall health and feeling better" compared with treatment only users. Similar patterns were found in other HRQOL outcomes, but they were not statistically different. CONCLUSIONS:CAM is widely used among adults with cancer for wellness only or a combination of treatment and wellness. Given improved HRQOL outcomes, CAM may be a promising approach for enhancing health promotion and well-being among adults with cancer.

SUBMITTER: Rhee TG

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6705398 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Health-related quality of life among US adults with cancer: Potential roles of complementary and alternative medicine for health promotion and well-being.

Rhee Taeho Greg TG Pawloski Pamala A PA Parsons Helen M HM

Psycho-oncology 20190313 4

<h4>Objectives</h4>We estimated prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by reason for use (treatment, wellness, or both) among non-institutionalized adults with cancer in the United States. We also examined health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes among adults with cancer who used CAM.<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which represents non-institutionalized adults with cancer (n = 2967 unweighted). Using a cross-secti ...[more]

PMID: 30803097

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Project description:BackgroundThere is growing interest in the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) throughout the world, however previous research done in Japan has focused primarily on CAM use in major cities. The purpose of this study was to develop and distribute a Japanese version of the International Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire (I-CAM-Q) to assess the use of CAM among people who visit rural Japanese family medicine clinics.MethodsUsing a Japanese version of the International Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire (I-CAM-Q), a cross-sectional survey was conducted in three rural family medicine clinics. All patients and those accompanying patients who met inclusion criteria were eligible to participate. Data were entered into SPSS Statistics and analyzed for use by age, gender, and location.ResultsOf the 519 respondents who participated in the project, 415 participants reported CAM use in the past 12 months (80.0%). When prayer is excluded, the prevalence of CAM use drops to 77.3% in the past year, or 403 respondents. The most common forms of CAM used by respondents were pain relief pads (n = 170, 32.8%), herbal medicines/supplements (n = 167, 32.2%), and massage by self or family (n = 166, 32.0%). Female respondents, individuals with higher levels of education, and those with poorer overall health status were more likely to use CAM than respondents without these characteristics. Only 22.8% of CAM therapies used were reported to physicians by survey participants.ConclusionsThese data indicate that CAM use in rural Japan is common. The results are consistent with previous studies that show that Japanese individuals are more interested in forms of CAM such as pain relief pads and massage, than in mind-body forms of CAM like relaxation and meditation. Due to the high utilization of certain CAM practices, and given that most CAM users do not disclose their CAM use to their doctors, we conclude that physicians in rural Japan would benefit by asking about CAM use during patient interviews, and by familiarizing themselves with the potential benefits and risks of commonly used CAM modalities.

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Health-related quality of life among US adults with cancer: Potential roles of complementary and alternative medicine for health promotion and well-being.

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Health-related quality of life among US adults with cancer: Potential roles of complementary and alternative medicine for health promotion and well-being.

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