Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2017
Abstract
Massage offers cancer patients general quality of life benefits as well as alleviation of cancer-related symptoms/cancer-treatment-related symptoms including pain, anxiety, and fatigue. Little is known about whether massage is accessible to cancer patients who receive treatment in the outpatient setting and how massage is incorporated into the overall cancer treatment plan. Outpatient cancer centers (n = 78) in a single metropolitan area were included this mixed-methods project that included a systematic analysis of website information and a telephone survey. Massage was offered at only 40 centers (51.3% of total). A range of massage modalities were represented, with energy-based therapies (Reiki and Therapeutic Touch) most frequently provided. Although massage therapists are licensed health care providers in the states included in this analysis, massage was also provided by nurses, physical therapists, and other health care professionals.
Recommended Citation
Cowen, Virginia S.; Miccio, Robin Streit; and Parikh, Bijal, "Massage Therapy in Outpatient Cancer Care: A Metropolitan Area Analysis." (2017). Department of Occupational Therapy Faculty Papers. Paper 60.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/otfp/60
Creative Commons License
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PubMed ID
28845677
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the author’s final published version in Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 22, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 851-855.
The published version is available at DOI: 10.1177/2156587217727938. Copyright © Cowen et al.