• Alernativ behandling som støttebehandling til konvensjonell behandling hos barn og unge med kreft 

      Stub, Trine; Jong, Miek; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Mora, Dana Catalina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-03)
      At barnet ditt får en kreft diagnose er en rystende beskjed som snur livet opp ned for mange familier. Behandlingen er krevende og mange barn og unge får plager de må leve med lenge. Foreldrene ønsker naturlig nok å gjøre det de kan for å lindre disse plagene. Mange velger derfor alternativ behandling som støttebehandling til konvensjonell behandling og for å bedre barnas livskvalitet.
    • Alternativ behandling som støttebehandling til kovensjonell behandling hos barn og uge med kreft 

      Stub, Trine; Jong, Miek; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Mora, Dana Catalina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      At barnet ditt får en kreftdiagnose er en rystende beskjed som snur livet opp ned for mange familier. Behandlingen er krevende og mange barn og unge får plager de må leve med lenge. Foreldrene ønsker naturlig nok å gjøre det de kan for å lindre disse plagene. Mange velger derfor alternativ behandling som støttebehandling til konvensjonell behandling og for å bedre barnas livskvalitet.
    • Complementary and alternative medicine modalities used to treat adverse effects of anti‑cancer treatment among children and young adults: a systematic review and meta‑analysis of randomized controlled trials 

      Mora, Dana Catalina; Overvåg, Grete; Jong, Miek; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Stavleu, Debbie C.; Liu, J Ping; Stub, Trine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-02)
      Background - Dealing with the symptom burden of cancer diagnosis and treatment has led parents to seek different self-management strategies including Alternative and Complementary Medicine (CAM). The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis about the use and effect of CAM modalities to treat adverse effects of conventional cancer treatment among children and young ...
    • Complementary and alternative medicine use for supportive care in childhood cancer - Prevalence of use, effectiveness, safety and clinical practice 

      Mora, Dana Catalina (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2023-10-03)
      <p>Childhood cancer treatment protocols have been successful due to the prompt and accurate diagnosis, availability of care, and access to high-quality medical resources. As the survival rates increase in high-income countries (HIC), the emphasis has shifted from survival to survival, emphasizing quality of life. The health complaints and adverse effects of cancer treatment are burdensome for children, ...
    • Conventional health care service utilization among cancer survivors that visit traditional and complementary providers in the Tromsø study: a cross-sectional study 

      Nakandi, Kiwumulo; Mora, Dana Catalina; Stub, Trine; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-11)
      Background: Traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) is commonly used among cancer patients worldwide. Cancer patients in Norway mainly visit T&CM providers in addition to conventional health care services. It is not known how their utilization of T&CM providers influences their use of conventional health care services. The aim of this study was to investigate the difference between the ...
    • Musculoskeletal injury symptoms among hired Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina 

      Quandt, Sara A.; Arnold, Taylor J.; Talton, Jennifer W.; Miles, Christopher Owen; Mora, Dana Catalina; Arcury, Thomas A.; Daniel, Stephanie S. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-18)
      Background - Although children 10–17 years can be hired to work in agriculture, little research has addressed possible musculoskeletal injuries. Children may be at particular risk for these injuries because of the repetitive and load bearing nature of work tasks. Existing research relies on child workers to self-report musculoskeletal injuries.<p> <p>Methods - In 2017, 202 Latinx child farmworkers ...
    • Prevalence of late and long-term effects of cancer (treatment) and use of complementary and alternative medicine in Norway 

      Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Wider, Barbara; Nilsen, Jorunn Valle; Bjelland, Mona; Mora, Dana Catalina; Nordberg, Johanna H.; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild; Nakandi, Kiwumulo; Stub, Trine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-05)
      Background The increasing number of patients surviving cancer leads to more people experiencing late and long term-effects from the disease and its treatment. Fatigue, sleep disorders, early menopause, pain, and nerve damage are commonly reported. Methods helping people to recover after cancer treatment are therefore essential. The aims of this study were threefold; (1) to determine the level of ...
    • A Qualitative Study Among Healthcare Providers on Risks Associated With the Use of Supportive Care for Cancer Treatment-Related Symptoms in Children and Adolescents 

      Mora, Dana Catalina; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Jong, Miek; Hervik, Jill Angela; Stub, Trine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-08-18)
      Introduction: Although more than 300 000 children and adolescents worldwide are diagnosed with cancer yearly, little research has been conducted investigating how healthcare providers consider risk and patient safety connected with supportive care (including complementary and alternative medicine [CAM]) in this age group. This study aimed to explore how different healthcare providers perceive and ...
    • Safety of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) treatment among children and young adults who suffer from adverse effects of conventional cancer treatment: A systematic review 

      Mora, Dana Catalina; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Overvåg, Grete; Jong, Miek; Mentink, Marit; Liu, Jianping; Stub, Trine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-21)
      <p><b>Background:</b> Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is widely used around the world to treat adverse effects derived from cancer treatment among children and young adults. Parents often seek CAM to restore and maintain the child’s physical and emotional condition during and after cancer treatment. <p><b>Objectives:</b> The objectives of this review were (i) to identify ...
    • Structural Vulnerability and Occupational Injury Among Latinx Child Farmworkers in North Carolina 

      Arnold, Taylor J.; Arcury, Thomas A.; Quandt, Sara A.; Mora, Dana Catalina; Daniel, Stephanie S. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-13)
      Children as young as ten-years-old can legally work as hired farm labor in the United States. In North Carolina, many hired children are part of the Latinx farmworker community. Agriculture is a hazardous industry, and child workers experience high rates of injury, illness, and mortality. As part of a community-based participatory research study, we draw from thirty in-depth interviews with Latinx ...
    • Supportive care for cancer-related symptoms in pediatric oncology: a qualitative study among healthcare providers 

      Mora, Dana Catalina; Jong, Miek; Quandt, Sara A.; Arcury, Thomas A.; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Stub, Trine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-03)
      Background The aim of this study is to gain insight into the clinical experiences and perceptions that pediatric oncology experts, conventional healthcare providers, and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers in Norway, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States have with the use of supportive care, including CAM among children and adolescents with cancer.<p> <p>Methods ...
    • Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the context of cancer; prevalence, reasons for use, disclosure, information received, risks and benefits reported by people with cancer in Norway 

      Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Nilsen, Jorunn Valle; Nordberg, Johanna H.; Wider, Barbara; Mora, Dana Catalina; Nakandi, Kiwumulo; Bjelland, Mona (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-29)
      Background Research exploring the use of specific Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) modalities by Norwegian cancer patients is sparse. The aims of this study were therefor to map the different CAM modalities cancer patients use and further investigate their rationale for use, communication about use, self-reported benefits and harms, and their sources of information about the different ...