Discrepant views of oncologists and cancer patients on complementary/alternative medicine

Complementary/ alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used by patients but rarely discussed with oncologists. To understand reasons for the communication gap, this study compares physicians and patients on perceived reasons for CAM use and nondisclosure of use, reactions of physicians to disclosure, a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Supportive care in cancer 2004-11, Vol.12 (11), p.797-804
Hauptverfasser:	Richardson, Mary Ann, Mâsse, Louise C, Nanny, Kelly, Sanders, Christina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Attitude of Health Personnel Attitude to Health Cancer Chi-Square Distribution Complementary Therapies - methods Complementary Therapies - statistics & numerical data Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Male Medical Oncology - statistics & numerical data Medical Oncology - trends Middle Aged Neoplasm Staging Neoplasms - mortality Neoplasms - pathology Neoplasms - therapy Patient Satisfaction Physician-Patient Relations Practice Patterns, Physicians Probability Prognosis Sensitivity and Specificity Treatment Outcome United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Complementary/ alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used by patients but rarely discussed with oncologists. To understand reasons for the communication gap, this study compares physicians and patients on perceived reasons for CAM use and nondisclosure of use, reactions of physicians to disclosure, and expectations for CAM. Cross-sectional studies assessed 82 physicians (response 68.3%) and 244 of 374 outpatients (response 65.2%) identified as CAM users at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Data were summarized by frequency and compared using chi-square tests. Physicians were more likely (p
ISSN:	0941-4355 1433-7339
DOI:	10.1007/s00520-004-0677-3