Integrating complementary and conventional symptom management in a cancer center.
One goal of oncology nursing is to help patients achieve the best possible quality of life. In the conventional care perspective, quality of life has four aspects: physical, emotional, social, and spiritual. From the complementary care perspective, it is defined as harmony of body, mind, and spirit. Integrating these perspectives of quality of life allows us to have a fuller and richer view of the patient, accentuating the core of his or her being: values, beliefs, and goals. The Pain and Symptom Management Service has embraced this integrated view and, by doing so, has improved symptom management outcomes for patients and their families.
Ott
Mary Jane
MJ
Pain and Palliative Care Program at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, USA.
Lynch
Maureen
M
D000328:Adult; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D011788:Quality of Life; D012017:Referral and Consultation