Provider Perspective on Integrative Medicine for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease-related Pain:

Global Advances in Health and Medicine

Caitlin M.Neri¹ 

关键词: Sickle cell disease;    integrative medicine;    complementary;    alternative medicine;    pain;    pediatrics;    qualitative research;   

DOI  :  10.7453/gahmj.2015.101

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveIntegrative medicine (IM) approaches are sometimes used to manage sickle cell disease (SCD)— related pain. The purpose of this research is to (1) understand provider perspective towards the use of IM for pain in children with SCD at a large urban children's hospital and (2) provide recommendations on how to better promote IM for children and adolescents with SCD.MethodsAfter approval from the institutional review board, a qualitative case study approach was used with criterion-type purposeful sampling to select providers from the division of hematology to adequately inform the study. Semistructured interviews were completed using audiotape to facilitate transcription. NVivo 10 analytic software (QSR International Pty Ltd, Doncaster, Victoria, Australia) was used to organize data into themes to answer the study questions.ResultsTen provider interviews were completed. Attitudes were generally positive, and most providers felt that IM is generally helpful. All providers reported that they do not opt...

【 授权许可】

CC BY