Impact of a patient-tailored complementary/integrative medicine programme on disturbed sleep quality among patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Objectives: The present study examined the impact of a patient-tailored complementary/integrative medicine (CIM) programme on sleep quality in patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast and gynaecological cancer.

Methods: Study participants received standard supportive care, with or without weekly CIM treatments. Disturbed sleep quality was defined as a score of ≥4 on the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) or a score of ≥3 on the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30).

The role of the patient care team in elderly people decision on influenza vaccination.

Understanding the elderly decision-making process on influenza vaccination is important in developing appropriate strategies to increase uptake. Our objective was to explore the decision making process on influenza vaccination among an elderly population. Prospective documentation of baseline data and vaccination status of elderly primary care patients was followed by a telephone survey 5 months later to explore their decision making process.