Jacobs Shana S
Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave, NW, Washington DC 20010, USA.
Children (Basel). 2014 Nov 14;1(3):424-40. doi: 10.3390/children1030424.
Integrative Therapies (IT), otherwise known as Complementary and Alternative Medicine, are widely used among pediatric oncology patients, despite a paucity of available evidence. This review summarizes surveys that describe the prevalence of IT use by pediatric oncology patients, both during therapy and in survivorship, as well as the modalities being used. Additionally, the evidence that exists for specific treatments that appear to be efficacious in controlling specific symptoms is described. Finally, there are recommendations for practitioners on how to best counsel patients about IT use.
综合疗法(IT),也被称为补充和替代医学,尽管可用证据匮乏,但在儿科肿瘤患者中广泛使用。本综述总结了一些调查,这些调查描述了儿科肿瘤患者在治疗期间和康复期使用综合疗法的流行情况,以及所使用的方式。此外,还描述了似乎对控制特定症状有效的特定治疗方法的现有证据。最后,针对从业者如何就综合疗法的使用向患者提供最佳咨询提出了建议。