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Integrative Therapies for Lung Transplantation Recipients

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The prevalence of integrative therapy usage after lung transplantation is high. The interest in seeking integrative therapies for better symptoms management and health maintenance is likely to grow given the overall symptom burden and psychological distress and complications after lung transplantation. However, empirical evidence regarding the effects and safety of particular integrated therapy practices in lung transplant populations is seriously lacking. Also unknown are the interactions between complementary and alternative therapies and the conventional medical therapies prescribed for lung transplantation. In this chapter, we present what little evidence exists to guide clinicians in advising lung transplant recipients regarding the safety and efficacy of integrative therapy usage. Nonetheless, the success of integrative therapies in other settings and populations demand that more attention be paid to this important area in the future.

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  1. School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Annette DeVito Dabbs PhD, RN, FAAN

  2. School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Mi-Kyung Song PhD, RN

  3. University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Camp Hill, PA, USA

    Sheila D. Switzer BSN

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Dabbs, A.D., Song, MK., Switzer, S.D. (2012). Integrative Therapies for Lung Transplantation Recipients. In: Chlan, L., Hertz, M. (eds) Integrative Therapies in Lung Health and Sleep. Respiratory Medicine, vol 4. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-579-4_8

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