Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Bendheim Integrative Medicine Center, New York, NY, USA.
J Altern Complement Med. 2021 Nov;27(11):1011-1013. doi: 10.1089/acm.2021.0102. Epub 2021 Aug 2.
The authors compared the availability of integrative medicine therapies in National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and community hospitals. The authors reviewed 51 Comprehensive Cancer Center and 100 community hospital websites and collected race and median household income data for community hospital populations. Availability of acupuncture (56% vs. 76.5%, = 0.01), meditation (63% vs. 82.4%, = 0.02), and music therapy (55% vs. 74.5%, = 0.02) was significantly lower at community hospitals compared with Comprehensive Cancer Centers. Integrative medicine availability was also significantly lower in community hospitals serving lower-income populations. Equitable access to evidence-based integrative medicine in community hospitals is needed.
作者比较了美国国家癌症研究所指定的综合性癌症中心和社区医院提供整合医学疗法的情况。作者查阅了 51 家综合性癌症中心和 100 家社区医院的网站,并收集了社区医院人群的种族和家庭中位数收入数据。社区医院提供针灸(56% 对 76.5%, = 0.01)、冥想(63% 对 82.4%, = 0.02)和音乐疗法(55% 对 74.5%, = 0.02)的可能性明显低于综合性癌症中心。在为低收入人群服务的社区医院中,整合医学的可及性也明显较低。需要在社区医院提供公平获得循证整合医学的机会。