Resumen de Complementary and integrative medicine for older adults in palliative carecomplementary and integrative medicine for older adults in palliative carecomplementary and integrative medicine for older adults in palliative care
Madeline Leong, Thomas J. Smith, Anastasia Rowland-Seymour
Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) encompasses many diverse therapies, including natural products and mind and body practices. Use of CIM is common and can benefit patients in palliative care. However, because patients in palliative care are often frail and elderly, the clinician should consider a patient’s comorbidities before recommending certain therapies, such as natural products. In this article, specific examples of CIM are provided for symptoms commonly seen in palliative care.
