A survey of the use of complementary and alternative medicine in Illinois hospice and palliative care organizations

This research assesses complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and administration for patients and family caregivers in Illinois hospice and palliative care organizations. An online survey was administered to a sample of 108 contacts of Illinois organizations listed in the National Hospice...

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Published inAmerican journal of hospice & palliative medicine Vol. 31; no. 5; p. 553
Main Authors Van Hyfte, Gregory J, Kozak, Leila E, Lepore, Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.2014
Subjects
Complementary Therapies - economics
Complementary Therapies - methods
Family
Hospice Care - methods
Humans
Illinois
Palliative Care - methods
Socioeconomic Factors
Illinois
family caregivers
complementary therapies
service delivery
hospice care
hospice administration
complementary and alternative medicine
end-of-life care
integrative palliative care
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Summary:This research assesses complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and administration for patients and family caregivers in Illinois hospice and palliative care organizations. An online survey was administered to a sample of 108 contacts of Illinois organizations listed in the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization website, and 90.3% of the responding organizations offered some type of CAM. The top 5 most frequently offered CAM modalities to patients were pet therapy (64.5%), music therapy (61.3%), massage therapy (54.8%), art therapy (29.0%), and energy therapies (25.8%); these were the same top 5 offered to families but with different frequencies. Findings regarding utilization, administration, financing, and spiritual/cultural competency are discussed with policy recommendations for data collection, administrative improvements, and integration of CAM providers into service delivery.
ISSN:1938-2715
DOI:10.1177/1049909113500378