Prioritizing Chinese medicine clinical research questions in cancer palliative care from patient and caregiver perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chinese medicine (CM) modalities, including acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), are popular palliative interventions among patients with cancer, but further clinical research is required to assess their effectiveness and safety.

Objective

To prioritize top ten important CM clinical research questions from patients with cancer, cancer survivors and caregivers' perspectives via a face-to-face prioritization workshop in Hong Kong.

Methods

A list of 25 CM clinical research questions for cancer palliative care, which were identified from existing systematic reviews (SRs) and overview of SRs, was presented to 17 participants (patients with cancer [n = 5], cancer survivors [n = 6] and caregivers [n = 6]). The participants were then invited to establish

SUBMITTER: Wong CHL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8369121 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature