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dc.contributor.authorBirch, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorBovey, Mark
dc.contributor.authorAlraek, Terje
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Nicola
dc.contributor.authorKim, Tae-Hun
dc.contributor.authorLee, Myeong Soo
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-29T10:34:07Z
dc.date.available2021-04-29T10:34:07Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-18
dc.description.abstractBackground: Acupuncture is one of the fastest developing evidence bases in Complementary Medicine and is one of the leading therapies included within integrative health care. This narrative review includes two separate parts: the first is about evaluation of the current evidence status in reviews on acupuncture and the second examines and gives examples of available recommendations on acupuncture in treatment guidelines from health care experts and public health organizations recommending acupuncture as a viable treatment in patients in palliative care.<p> <p>Methods: Electronic searches were performed in PubMed using the terms “acupuncture” + “palliative” and adding the term “safety” to find review articles documenting safety and evidence of effectiveness of acupuncture for treatment of symptoms in palliative care patients. Treatment guidelines that recommend use of acupuncture for symptom control in palliative care were found by searching through a database currently under construction by the lead author.<p> <p>Results: Acupuncture shows emerging evidence for 17 indications in palliative care. Examples were found and presented of publications recommending acupuncture for treatment of symptoms for patients in palliative care from Government, public health, oncology, and medical expert sources. The most publications are in oncology, but other conditions were found and a number were found in pediatric care.<p> <p>Conclusions: While the evidence for use of acupuncture to treat symptoms in palliative care patients is relatively weak, the evidence base is growing. Experts worldwide are also increasingly recommending acupuncture as a treatment for symptoms in palliative care. Since acupuncture is a safe, nonpharmacological treatment but with small, clinically significant effects, these recommended uses appear as pragmatic efforts to bridge the gap of treatment options available to this patient group.en_US
dc.descriptionFinal publication is available from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2020.0032.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBirch, Bovey, Alraek, Robinson, Kim, Lee. Acupuncture as a Treatment Within Integrative Health for Palliative Care: A Brief Narrative Review of Evidence and Recommendations. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2020;26(9):784-791en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1835081
dc.identifier.doi10.1089/acm.2020.0032
dc.identifier.issn1075-5535
dc.identifier.issn1557-7708
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/21091
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMary Ann Lieberten_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2020 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. All rights reserved, USA and worldwide.en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Other health science disciplines: 829en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Andre helsefag: 829en_US
dc.titleAcupuncture as a Treatment Within Integrative Health for Palliative Care: A Brief Narrative Review of Evidence and Recommendationsen_US
dc.type.versionacceptedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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