{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Spencer CN"],"funding":["Richard E. Haynes Distinguished Professorship in Clinical Cancer Prevention","NCI NIH HHS","National Institutes of Health","MD Anderson&apos;s Cancer Center"],"pagination":["1552-9"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5472201"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["122(10)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study was to identify nurse factors (eg, knowledge, practices, and clinical habits regarding complementary and alternative medicine [CAM] as well as demographic factors) and patient characteristics (eg, age, sex, and treatment status) associated with nurses' CAM inquiry and referral patterns.<h4>Methods</h4>Baseline data were collected with nurse/patient questionnaires about CAM use and knowledge as part of a multicenter CAM educational clinical trial. Frequencies and nested regression models were used to assess predictors of nurses' inquiries about and referral to CAM therapies.<h4>Results</h4>Six hundred ninety-nine patients participated in the study. For patients, female sex (odds ratio [OR], 1.50; P = .019) and cancer recurrence (OR, 1.45; P = .05) were predictive of nurses' inquiries about and referral to CAM therapies. A total of 175 nurses with a mean age of 45 years and a mean experience of 20 years participated; 79% were staff nurses, and 11% were nurse practitioners. Fifty-three percent asked at least 1 of their last 5 patients about CAM use; 42% referred patients to CAM therapy. Nurses who reported being \"somewhat comfortable\" (OR, 2.70; P = .0001) or \"very comfortable\" (OR, 3.88; P < .0001) about discussing CAM, self-reported use of massage (OR, 2.20; P < .0001), and had formal CAM education (OR, 4.14; P = .0001) were more likely to ask about CAM use. Nurses who reported being \"somewhat comfortable\" (OR, 2.54; 95% confidence interval, 1.47-4.41; P = .0008) or \"very comfortable\" (OR, 7.46; P < .00001) and had formal CAM education (OR, 2.96; P < .0001) were also more likely to refer patients to CAM therapies.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Both patient and nurse characteristics were associated with discussions about CAM. Oncology institutions that prioritize evidence-based medicine should consider introducing CAM education to their nursing staff. Cancer 2016;122:1552-9. © 2016 American Cancer Society."],"journal":["Cancer"],"pubmed_title":["Nurse and patient characteristics predict communication about complementary and alternative medicine."],"pmcid":["PMC5472201"],"funding_grant_id":["CA016672","P30 CA016672","P30 CA008748","U10CA045809","U10 CA045809"],"pubmed_authors":["Lopez G","Urbauer DL","Cohen L","Spencer CN","Hallman DM","Fisch MJ","Parker PA"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Nurse and patient characteristics predict communication about complementary and alternative medicine.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study was to identify nurse factors (eg, knowledge, practices, and clinical habits regarding complementary and alternative medicine [CAM] as well as demographic factors) and patient characteristics (eg, age, sex, and treatment status) associated with nurses' CAM inquiry and referral patterns.<h4>Methods</h4>Baseline data were collected with nurse/patient questionnaires about CAM use and knowledge as part of a multicenter CAM educational clinical trial. Frequencies and nested regression models were used to assess predictors of nurses' inquiries about and referral to CAM therapies.<h4>Results</h4>Six hundred ninety-nine patients participated in the study. For patients, female sex (odds ratio [OR], 1.50; P = .019) and cancer recurrence (OR, 1.45; P = .05) were predictive of nurses' inquiries about and referral to CAM therapies. A total of 175 nurses with a mean age of 45 years and a mean experience of 20 years participated; 79% were staff nurses, and 11% were nurse practitioners. Fifty-three percent asked at least 1 of their last 5 patients about CAM use; 42% referred patients to CAM therapy. Nurses who reported being \"somewhat comfortable\" (OR, 2.70; P = .0001) or \"very comfortable\" (OR, 3.88; P < .0001) about discussing CAM, self-reported use of massage (OR, 2.20; P < .0001), and had formal CAM education (OR, 4.14; P = .0001) were more likely to ask about CAM use. Nurses who reported being \"somewhat comfortable\" (OR, 2.54; 95% confidence interval, 1.47-4.41; P = .0008) or \"very comfortable\" (OR, 7.46; P < .00001) and had formal CAM education (OR, 2.96; P < .0001) were also more likely to refer patients to CAM therapies.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Both patient and nurse characteristics were associated with discussions about CAM. Oncology institutions that prioritize evidence-based medicine should consider introducing CAM education to their nursing staff. Cancer 2016;122:1552-9. © 2016 American Cancer Society.","dates":{"release":"2016-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2016 May","modification":"2024-12-04T11:10:32.042Z","creation":"2019-03-27T02:47:42Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5472201","cross_references":{"pubmed":["26991683"],"doi":["10.1002/cncr.29819"]}}