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Assessing complementary therapy services in a hospice program

Craig Demmer, EdD, CHES, CGT

Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, New York

Janice Sauer, MSW, CSW-R

Bereavement Services, Hospice and Palliative Care of Westchester, White Plains, New York

Increasing numbers of people have been supplementing their health care needs with complementary therapies. Complementary therapies have been used to promote health and treat patients with a variety of ailments. Types of complementary therapies used with terminally ill patients have included massage, therapeutic touch, Reiki, art and music therapy, aromatherapy, and hypnotherapy. The purpose of this study was to survey primary caregivers (PCGs) regarding their perceptions and satisfaction with a hospice complementary therapy program. Perhaps this study’s most interesting finding is that patients who received complementary therapies were generally more satisfied with overall hospice services.

Key Words: alternative medicine • aromatherapy • art therapy • complementary therapies • end-of-life care • hospice • hypnotherapy • massage • music therapy • quality of life • reflexology • Reiki • therapeutic touch

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Vol. 19, No. 5, 306-314 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/104990910201900506
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