A collaborative model of integrative care: Synergy between Anthroposophic music therapy, acupuncture, and spiritual care in two patients with breast cancer. ABSTRACT

dc.contributor.authorBen-Arye, Eran
dc.contributor.authorPreis, Liora
dc.contributor.authorBarak, Yael
dc.contributor.authorSamuels, Noah
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-03T16:18:24Z
dc.date.available2025-01-03T16:18:24Z
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.description.abstractComplementary/integrative medicine (CIM) has been shown to play an important role in supportive cancer care, relieving symptoms and improving quality of life among oncology patients. Communication between CIM practitioners and oncology healthcare professionals has been researched in depth, while little attention has been paid to the interaction between CIM practitioners from different disciplines who work together in the integrative oncology setting. The present paper explores the interaction between an Anthroposophic music therapist and a spiritual care provider who co-treated two female patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. The joint CIM treatments took place in an Integrative Oncology service in northern Israel, and the collaboration between the two practitioners resulted in a synergistic therapeutic process, promoting the patients' wellbeing and facilitating spiritual growth. There is a need to further explore therapeutic interactions between CIM therapists from different disciplines, who often work together in the integrative oncology setting. Collaboration between different CIM disciplines can lead to a synergy which goes beyond an additive effect of the individual therapies.
dc.identifier.citationBen-Arye, E., Preis, L., Barak, Y., & Samuels, N. (2018). A collaborative model of integrative care: Synergy between Anthroposophic music therapy, acupuncture, and spiritual care in two patients with breast cancer. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 40, 195–197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2018.04.002
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2018.04.002
dc.identifier.issn0965-2299
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4058-3672
dc.identifier.other30219448
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14430/751
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAnthroposophic medicine
dc.subjectIntegrative oncology
dc.subjectMulti-disciplinary team
dc.subjectMusic therapy
dc.subjectPalliative care
dc.subjectSpirituality
dc.titleA collaborative model of integrative care: Synergy between Anthroposophic music therapy, acupuncture, and spiritual care in two patients with breast cancer. ABSTRACT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleComplementary Therapies in Med
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