Complementary and integrative medicine for older adults in palliative care.
Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) encompasses many diverse therapies, including natural products and mind and body practices. Use of CIM is common and can benefit patients in palliative care. However, because patients in palliative care are often frail and elderly, the clinician should consider a patient's comorbidities before recommending certain therapies, such as natural products. In this article, specific examples of CIM are provided for symptoms commonly seen in palliative care.
Department of Palliative Care, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Blalock 369, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: mkunsbe1@jhmi.edu.
Madeline
M
Leong
Department of Palliative Care, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Blalock 369, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Thomas J
TJ
Smith
Program in Integrative Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Anastasia
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Rowland-Seymour
D000368:Aged; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D058996:Quality Improvement
Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Integrative medicine; Palliative care