Development of integrative health care as complementary forms of therapy with conventional western medicine has created a trend in some cancer treatment centers. Few research studies have been conducted evaluating the impact of an integrative approach to health care, therefore Brazier, Cooke, & Monravan, 2008, researched the Vancouver, British Columbia’s integrative cancer care program at the Center for Integrated Healing using a mixed method case study to evaluate the effect of lifestyle, quality of life, and overall well-being for participants in the cancer care program. 46 English speaking adults with confirmed diagnosis of cancer took part in the study. The participants took part in a 2 day seminar as an introduction to learning the theories of healing and how to support the mind, body and spirit. The participants also had two, 90-minute sessions with Center physicians, complementary practitioner and additional 30- minute follow-up visits. Pre and post reliable and valid quantitative surveys were administered on 3 separate times to set a baseline before participating in the program, then at 6 weeks, and then 5 months, to collect data, measuring quality of life, social support, anxiety and depression, locus of control and hope. Qualitative data was also collected using focus groups and one-on-one interviews. The case study contained no control group. The end results found no quantitative statistical significance, but quality of life, and social support, scored high in the beginning of testing and did not decline and hopefulness increase with time but was not significant. Anxiety and depression within normal limits declined but was not statistically significant. The qualitative results created a theme amongst participants, w... ... middle of paper ... ...dressing the impact of future studies on participants in an integrative health care program. As trends continue in the field of health care future studies can emulate this case study for improved future statistics. I would like to use the mixed methods in my research because I am trying to address the impact of dietary change on changing a health behavior. To address qualitative and quantitative data allows my research to provide clinical statics using anthropometric measurements and also able to use one on one interviewing as a way of collecting subjective data in which lab values and test can not always measure or capture enough information. Works Cited Brazier, A., Cooke, K., & Moravan, V. (2008). Using mixed methods for evaluating an integrative approach to cancer care: A case study. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 7(1), 5-17. doi: 10.1177/1534735407313395
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The famous spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi said, "Homeopathy cures a greater percentage of cases than any other method of treatment. Homeopathy is the latest, most refined method of treating patients economically and non-violently” (Malik). However, Homeopathy is only one of the many natural forms of treatment that patients are utilizing in an effort to avoid conventional medicine. A clinic practice model that combines conventional medicine with Naturopathic, Complementary and other forms of alternative medicine all in one setting, is the new health paradigm called Integrative Medicine. With the public’s growing concern of being over-medicated by costly and sometimes violent conventional medicine, I am going to explain the movement towards
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These alternative treatments include acupuncture, meditation, and therapy among many others.There is growing evidence that the desire for alternative medicine is expanding because people undergoing procedures in today’s health care system has had unmet needs as well as feelings of being uncared for (Acari & Flanagan, 2015). Alternative medicine is able to provide patients with treatments that provide relief for hard to cure problems such as back pain, neck pain, and arthritis. Many of these alternative treatments have been shown to be successful for various problems. The use of complimentary and alternative medicine as well as the open ended communication that holistic nursing provides is gaining popularity from patients who are fed up with traditional care and hospital
Integrative Approach. 4th Edition, ed. Ann Hamric, Judith Spross., & Charlene Hanson (St. Louis: Saunders
Holistic Medicine, commonly referred to as “Alternative Medicine”, is a vast and rapidly growing new scientific field. It is derived mainly from ancient, traditional methods of healing that have often been practiced in the East for centuries. These include a variety of techniques from herbal healing to acupuncture to homeopathy to energy channeling. Due to the large number of methods that are covered by the term, there are various definitions of Holistic Medicine. However, all literature seems to agree that Alternative Medicine, is exactly what the name suggests: an ‘alternative’ approach to healing and medicine. It is a more personal move toward health care, which attempts to connect the mind, body and spirit.
Most of the time when going to the doctor’s office they will prescribe a prescription drug to the patient to help manage their pain. This pain can be described as a “sensation of physical or mental suffering or hurt that usually causes distress or agony to the one experiencing it.” (Taylor, Lillis, LeMone, and Lynn, 2011) However, there are some instances where medication may not be enough for some patients; they may require more relief than what a prescription drug can offer. This is why many patients may benefit from complementary and alternative therapies (CAT). These types of interventions are “complementary therapies (they can be used with traditional medical interventions and thus complement them).” (Taylor et al., 2011)
My work focuses on health research methodology and health services research. I am particularly interested in patient-centered outcomes through the methods of synthesizing, evaluating, testing, and implementing the best available evidence about interventions in practice to deliver sustainable and effective healthcare. My goal is to help in reshaping healthcare to one that pursues the goals of the patients using the best available evidence and shared decision approaches guided by the expertise of clinicians and researchers while minimizing the footprint and burden of illness and treatment on patients, their caregivers, clinicians, and the healthcare system. To help achieving this goal, I have worked and developed expertise in rigorously evaluating
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A systematic review of 11,591 citations on Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT), Controlled Clinical Trial (CCT) and systematic reviews on integrative healthcare found that integrative healthcare which uses complementary approaches such as mindfulness meditation is an emerging field. Bell et al. define Integrative Health Care as a “transformative system rep...
Thank you for your contribution to this week’s discussion and enjoyed reading your post. I agree in your research that "an integrative review involves literature compilation, analysis, and synthesis of multiple findings so that a targeted clinical question is being answered." According to Mannix, Wilkes, and Daly (2013), an integrative review was chosen as the frame- work for the examination of the published literature. The rationale for choice of this approach primarily included a desire to capture empirical research that had as its focus, the characteristics of clinical leaders or leadership, irrespective of the research methods utilized. Furthermore, you may benefit from reading Ganong's Stages of an Integrative Research Review (1987),
Integrative research review process developed by Cooper was used for this systematic review. This process includes five major stages: Problem formulation, Data collection, Data evaluation, Analysis and interpretation, and Public presentation (Cooper, 1982).
The major concern behind CAM is that it covers a rather broad range of therapies, most of which have not been able to establish any proper scientific basis. This results in a lot of objection from the researchers and collegiate officials that it does not qualify to obtain its place as important learning in the medical school curricula. However, cancer patients have said that they have benefited from CAM therapies, during and after their exhaustive treatments. This shows that there is scope for some CAM methods to be legitimate.
….both quantitative and qualitative research are important and useful. The goal of mixed methods research is not to replace either of these approaches but rather to draw from the strengths and minimize the weaknesses of both in single research studies and across studies.