Documentation of Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies in the Electronic Health Record: A Scoping Review.

Complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies refers to massage therapy, acupuncture, aromatherapy, and guided imagery. These therapies have gained increased attention in recent years, particularly for their potential to help manage chronic pain and other conditions. National organizations not only recommend the use of CIH therapies but also the documentation of these therapies within electronic health records (EHRs).

Mindfulness-based stress reduction for family caregivers: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Caring for a family member with dementia is associated with chronic stress, which can have significant deleterious effects on caregivers. The purpose of the Balance Study was to compare a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention to a community caregiver education and support (CCES) intervention for family caregivers of people with dementia.

Design And Methods: We randomly assigned 78 family caregivers to an MBSR or a CCES intervention, matched for time and attention.