Holistic Nursing PracticePub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-07-23DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000665
Seyed Amir Hossein Emami, Ahmad Khajeh-Mehrizi, Seyed Reza Safaee-Nodehi, Mohammad Reza Dabiri, Seyed Amir Mahdi Emami
{"title":"Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Adult Cancer Patients: A Cross-sectional Study.","authors":"Seyed Amir Hossein Emami, Ahmad Khajeh-Mehrizi, Seyed Reza Safaee-Nodehi, Mohammad Reza Dabiri, Seyed Amir Mahdi Emami","doi":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000665","DOIUrl":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000665","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although there is limited information on efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), they are increasingly used by patients with cancer. We aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of CAM use among a sample of Iranian cancer patients. In this cross-sectional study, conducted in an outpatient cancer clinic, patients with solid tumors or hematologic malignancies in different stages were asked to complete a questionnaire to measure CAM usage. A total of 131 patients with a median age of 58 years (18-86 years) participated in this study. CAM use was reported by 51.9% (n = 68) of the patients. Female gender and higher education level were significantly associated with the use of CAM (OR = 2.47, P value = .01 and OR = 2.55, P value = .02, respectively). Vitamins and minerals were the most frequently used CAM (n = 37, 54.4%). The main reasons for CAM use were to improve immune system and fight cancer (n = 48, 70.6%) followed by relieve side-effects from conventional cancer treatments (n = 26, 38.2%). Although three (4.4%) patients reported side-effects, most patients (n = 53, 77.9%) were satisfied with their CAM use. Among CAM users, 55 (80.9%) patients had reported their CAM use to physician. The CAM use is highly prevalent among adult cancer patients. Health care providers need to raise their awareness on probable disadvantages or benefits of CAMs and discuss these issues with patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":13081,"journal":{"name":"Holistic Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"80-85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141751585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Holistic Nursing PracticePub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-02-15DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000711
Tiffany E Sledge
{"title":"\"The Power of Nursing: Person-Centered Self-Care Education for Student Nurses\".","authors":"Tiffany E Sledge","doi":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000711","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000711","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13081,"journal":{"name":"Holistic Nursing Practice","volume":"39 2","pages":"70"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143440757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Holistic Nursing PracticePub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-08-09DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000682
Michael Kinsella, Pamela N Fordham, Monica Williams, William Peters
{"title":"Applying Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Caring to Situate Caregiver Accounts of End-of-Life Experiences Within a Caregiving Context.","authors":"Michael Kinsella, Pamela N Fordham, Monica Williams, William Peters","doi":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000682","DOIUrl":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000682","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>End-of life-experiences, including profoundly meaningful dreams, visions, and sensations, may be experienced by caregivers at the time of a patient's death, yet few caregivers feel comfortable discussing these experiences with colleagues or other members of the care unit. This article presents findings from a descriptive qualitative study of end-of-life experiences reported by caregivers and frames these experiences within Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Caring, which is a holistic approach to health care that emphasizes the transpersonal caring relationship. Watson's Theory is particularly useful for framing end-of-life experiences in a caregiving context as it avoids debates about the nature of these experiences and emphasizes their therapeutic value in human caring. This article also argues that it is time for open discussions about end-of-life experiences reported by caregivers and what they might teach us about death and dying.</p>","PeriodicalId":13081,"journal":{"name":"Holistic Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"107-116"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141906460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Holistic Nursing PracticePub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-12-31DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000722
Elizabeth M Blunt
{"title":"Caring for Yourself.","authors":"Elizabeth M Blunt","doi":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000722","DOIUrl":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000722","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13081,"journal":{"name":"Holistic Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"69"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142948184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Holistic Nursing PracticePub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-12-26DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000718
Valentina Micheluzzi, Ercole Vellone, Paolo Iovino
{"title":"A Situation-Specific Theory on the Use of Immersive Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation for Patients With Disabilities.","authors":"Valentina Micheluzzi, Ercole Vellone, Paolo Iovino","doi":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000718","DOIUrl":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000718","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A primary challenge impeding optimal health outcomes in patients with disabilities is the lack of rehabilitation adherence. Immersive virtual reality emerges as a promising intervention with the potential to significantly enhance this key health outcome. This paper presents a situation-specific theory that outlines the mechanisms through which immersive virtual reality can promote rehabilitation adherence. Outcomes of immersive virtual reality encompass psychological (ie, motivation, self-efficacy, mood state) as well as physical responses (ie, pain management, muscle strength). Mechanisms by which immersive virtual reality influences outcomes are explained by proximal and distal mediators (attention, sense of presence, enjoyment). Possible moderators of these mechanisms (ie, age, gender, social support, trust in technology, cognitive status) are also described.</p>","PeriodicalId":13081,"journal":{"name":"Holistic Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"71-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142817919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Holistic Nursing PracticePub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-12-31DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000721
Robert J Wicks
{"title":"Who Should Be in My Personal Community?","authors":"Robert J Wicks","doi":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000721","DOIUrl":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000721","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13081,"journal":{"name":"Holistic Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"120"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142948185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Holistic Nursing PracticePub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-01-23DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000720
Stephanie Maxine Ross
{"title":"The Art of Calm Part I: An Integrative Health Approach.","authors":"Stephanie Maxine Ross","doi":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000720","DOIUrl":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000720","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13081,"journal":{"name":"Holistic Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"117-119"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143028650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Perspective on Women's Health With Cupping Therapy: A Review.","authors":"Semra Yilmaz","doi":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000707","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000707","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cupping therapy is an ancient traditional and complementary treatment practice. Cupping therapy has recently attracted global attention in the promotion, protection, and treatment of health. Research is also being conducted on the potential benefits of cupping therapy in the treatment of conditions related to women's health. This study provides an overview of the application of cupping therapy in the field of women's health and an understanding its importance.</p>","PeriodicalId":13081,"journal":{"name":"Holistic Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143028645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Serife Cetin, Sultan Tasci, Ismail Kocyigit, Ali Saz
{"title":"The Effect of Aromatherapy Massage on Cramp Frequency, Pain Intensity, and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients With Muscle Cramps: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Mixed Study.","authors":"Serife Cetin, Sultan Tasci, Ismail Kocyigit, Ali Saz","doi":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000715","DOIUrl":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000715","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Muscle cramps, which are frequently encountered in hemodialysis patients, affect individuals bio-psycho-socially, limit their activities of daily living, and reduce their quality of life. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of aromatherapy massage applied in 12 sessions over 4 weeks on cramp frequency, pain severity, and quality of life. The study was conducted as a pretest-posttest, randomized controlled, and single-blinded using a quantitative and qualitative research design. The sample consisted of 94 individuals randomized into 3 groups: intervention (n = 30), placebo control (n = 32), and control (n = 32). Received foot and lower leg massage with essential oils for the intervention group and baby oil for the placebo control group. Muscle cramp and pain were measured by visual analog scale (VAS), and quality of life was measured by Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index-Dialysis Version III. Qualitative data were collected with an individual interview form. In both the intervention and placebo control groups, cramp frequency and pain intensity decreased, while quality of life improved ( P < .05). Patients' activities of daily living improved. Aromatherapy massage was more effective in the first weeks and also decreased l -carnitine and analgesic consumption ( P < .05). The obtained qualitative data supported the quantitative data. Aromatherapy and classical massage helped reduce patients' muscle cramps and pain. Patients' quality of life and activities of daily living improved. Aromatherapy massage was more effective in managing muscle cramps.</p>","PeriodicalId":13081,"journal":{"name":"Holistic Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142948186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Holistic Nursing PracticePub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-11-14DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000506
Leyla Delibaş, Filiz Polat, Aynur Ekren Çakici
{"title":"Adults' State of Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Complementary and Alternative Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Leyla Delibaş, Filiz Polat, Aynur Ekren Çakici","doi":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000506","DOIUrl":"10.1097/HNP.0000000000000506","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to explore the attitudes of adults living in Turkey toward complementary and alternative medicine in the period of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and identify whether Turkish adults used complementary and alternative medicine during the pandemic. The cross-sectional study covered 3242 adults across Turkey. The data were collected via a Personal Information Form and the Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire. The participants had positive attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine (33.8 ± 4.7). The results indicated that the Turkish adults widely used complementary and alternative treatment methods (70.5%) during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they were more oriented toward the use of herbal treatment (35.5%). It was identified that the primary reasons for using complementary and alternative medicine were to be protected from COVID-19, and if infected with COVID-19, to recover from it quickly with only mild symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":13081,"journal":{"name":"Holistic Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"59-65"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47405602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}