Anderson Joel G, Taylor Ann Gill
Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2012 Feb;16(1):43-8. doi: 10.1188/12.CJON.43-48.
The public and healthcare professionals have become increasingly aware and accepting of the benefit in physical, psychological, social, and spiritual support for patients with cancer. Patients with cancer often seek nonpharmacologic interventions to complement conventional care and decrease the pain associated with cancer and its treatment. Most often referred to as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), these supportive therapies consist of a heterogeneous group of modalities used as adjuncts to allopathic health care. Biofield therapies are CAM modalities that involve the direction of healing energy through the hands to facilitate well-being by modifying the energy field of the body. This critical review of studies of biofield therapies emphasizes research using these modalities to decrease pain in patients with cancer. Although the therapies have demonstrated clinical efficacy, additional research is warranted. Oncology nurses should familiarize themselves with biofield therapies so they can offer informed recommendations to patients with cancer experiencing pain.
公众和医疗保健专业人员越来越意识到并接受为癌症患者提供身体、心理、社会和精神支持的益处。癌症患者常常寻求非药物干预措施来补充传统护理，并减轻与癌症及其治疗相关的疼痛。这些支持性疗法通常被称为补充和替代医学（CAM），由一组异质性的治疗方法组成，用作对抗疗法医疗保健的辅助手段。生物场疗法是CAM治疗方法，通过手部引导治疗能量，通过改变身体的能量场来促进健康。对生物场疗法研究的这一批判性综述强调了使用这些疗法减轻癌症患者疼痛的研究。尽管这些疗法已显示出临床疗效，但仍需要进行更多研究。肿瘤学护士应熟悉生物场疗法，以便能够为经历疼痛的癌症患者提供明智的建议。
