The Society for Integrative Oncology Practice Recommendations for online consultation and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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dc.contributor.authorBen-Arye, Eran
dc.contributor.authorPaller, Channing J
dc.contributor.authorLopez, Ana Maria
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Shelley
dc.contributor.authorPendleton, Eva
dc.contributor.authorKienle, Gunver S
dc.contributor.authorSamuels, Noah
dc.contributor.authorAbbawaajii, Nuria
dc.contributor.authorBalneaves, Lynda G
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-13T18:36:54Z
dc.date.available2024-11-13T18:36:54Z
dc.date.issued2021-10
dc.description.abstractThe Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) Online Task Force was created in response to the challenges facing continuity of integrative oncology care resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Task Force set out to guide integrative oncology practitioners in providing effective and safe online consultations and treatments for quality-of-life-concerns and symptom management. Online treatments include manual, acupuncture, movement, mind-body, herbal, and expressive art therapies. The SIO Online Practice Recommendations employed a four-phase consensus process: (1) literature review and discussion among an international panel of SIO members, identifying key elements essential in an integrative oncology visit; (2) development, testing, and refinement of a questionnaire defining challenges and strategies; (3) refinement input from integrative oncology experts from 19 countries; and (4) SIO Executive Committee review identifying the most high-priority challenges and strategies. The SIO Online Practice Recommendations address ten challenges, providing practical suggestions for online treatment/consultation. These include overcoming unfamiliarity, addressing resistance among patients and healthcare practitioners to online consultation/treatment, exploring ethical and medical-legal aspects, solving technological issues, preparing the online treatment setting, starting the online treatment session, maintaining effective communication, promoting specific treatment effects, involving the caregiver, concluding the session, and ensuring continuity of care. The SIO Online Practice Recommendations are relevant for ensuring continuity of care beyond the present pandemic. They can be implemented for patients with limited accessibility to integrative oncology treatments due to geographic constraints, financial difficulties, physical disability, or an unsupportive caregiver. These recommendations require further study in practice settings.
dc.identifier.citationBen-Arye, E., Paller, C. J., Lopez, A. M., White, S., Pendleton, E., Kienle, G. S., Samuels, N., Abbawaajii, N., & Balneaves, L. G. (2021). The Society for Integrative Oncology Practice Recommendations for online consultation and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(10), 6155–6165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06205-w
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06205-w
dc.identifier.issn1433-7339
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4058-3672
dc.identifier.other33852088
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14430/741
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectDoctor-patient communication
dc.subjectIntegrative oncology
dc.subjectSupportive care
dc.subject.meshPhysician-Patient Relations
dc.subject.meshPractice Guidelines as Topic
dc.subject.meshTelemedicine
dc.titleThe Society for Integrative Oncology Practice Recommendations for online consultation and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleSupport Care Cancer
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