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The Internal Coherence of Breast Cancer Patients Is Associated with the Decision-Making for Chemotherapy and Viscum album L. Treatment
Joint Authors
Kröz, Matthias
Schad, Friedemann
Oei, Shiao Li
Thronicke, Anja
Herbstreit, Cornelia
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
In the present observational study, the influence of internal coherence on shared decision-making for chemotherapy (CTX) and Viscum album L.
extracts (VA) treatment in breast cancer patients was evaluated.
Methods.
Breast cancer patients with a guideline-oriented advice from the tumor board for CTX were included in the study.
At first diagnosis (T0) and 6 months later (T1), a questionnaire, the internal coherence scale (ICS), was administered and evaluated.
Prior to analysis, patients were classified retrospectively depending on their treatment decision.
Results.
64 primary nonmetastasized breast cancer patients (median age 54.8 years, IQR: 46.3-65.3) were analyzed in this study.
At T0, adjusted multivariable linear regression analyses revealed significant low ICS scores in patients rejecting CTX, especially in the ICS subscale “thermo coherence” (p = 0.006).
The decision for add-on VA-therapy was associated with low scores for the ICS subscale “inner resilience coherence”, in particular low for the item “courage”.
At T1, in the CTX+VA-group the thermo coherence increased significantly (p(d) < 0.01), while in contrast, in the CTX-only group the thermo coherence decreased significantly (p(d) = 0.02).
Conclusion.
Add-on VA-applications in CTX treatment support the thermo coherence of breast cancer patients, revealing a decision option to encourage patients to undergo CTX in combination with additional VA-treatments.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Oei, Shiao Li& Thronicke, Anja& Kröz, Matthias& Herbstreit, Cornelia& Schad, Friedemann. 2018. The Internal Coherence of Breast Cancer Patients Is Associated with the Decision-Making for Chemotherapy and Viscum album L. Treatment. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Oei, Shiao Li…[et al.]. The Internal Coherence of Breast Cancer Patients Is Associated with the Decision-Making for Chemotherapy and Viscum album L. Treatment. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Oei, Shiao Li& Thronicke, Anja& Kröz, Matthias& Herbstreit, Cornelia& Schad, Friedemann. The Internal Coherence of Breast Cancer Patients Is Associated with the Decision-Making for Chemotherapy and Viscum album L. Treatment. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154306
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154306