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Integrative and complementary practices in oncologic treatment and the role of nursing
Práticas integrativas e complementares no tratamento oncológico e o papel da enfermagem
Prácticas integrativas y complementarias en el tratamiento oncológico y el papel de la enfermería
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Abstract Objective: characterizing the Integrative and Complementary Practices (PICs) used in cancer treatment, and the role of nursing in this context. Method: it was conducted an integrative review of the literature in the months of june and july 2012, in databases MEDLINE, BDENF, LILACS, SciELO and CINAHL... view more
Objective: characterizing the Integrative and Complementary Practices (PICs) used in cancer treatment, and the role of nursing in this context. Method: it was conducted an integrative review of the literature in the months of june and july 2012, in databases MEDLINE, BDENF, LILACS, SciELO and CINAHL through the crossing controlled descriptors cancer and complementary therapies and complementary therapies and nursing. Results: Obtained 34 studies, being the year 2009 the most expressive of publications, being the United States and Brazil the main contributors. The bio-based therapy is the main PIC used in cancer treatment. It was revealed that nursing acts incipiently this scenario. Conclusion: thus, it is expected to instigate health professionals, especially nurses, to seek new knowledge about the object of study, as well as reflect on the paths needed for the most professional approach of PICs.... view less
Keywords
nursing; therapy; cancer; illness; biomedicine
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 3163-3174
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i4.3163-3174
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed