scholarly journals Does complementary and alternative therapy work for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)?

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil S Nikose ◽  
Devashree Nikose ◽  
Aditya Kekatpure ◽  
Abhiram Awasthi ◽  
Shashank Jain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Therapy ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapy ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

scholarly journals Complementary and Alternative Therapy for Pain and Anxiety in Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indah Sri Wahyuningsih ◽  
Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Conventional Medicine ◽  
Alternative Therapy ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Pharmacological Therapy ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapy ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Cardiovascular disease is the first leading cause of death in the world. Patients with cardiovascular disease may experience various problems, including physiological and psychological problems. Apart from pharmacological therapy, complementary therapy is necessary as a support to conventional medicine. This review aims to describe complementary and alternative therapies for pain and anxiety in patients with cardiovascular disease. This review utilized data from ProQuest, ScienceDirect, and PubMed with search keywords of "Complementary" AND "Nursing" AND "Pain" AND "Anxiety" AND "Coronary artery disease". Ten articles that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed. The results show that nursing actions increasingly develop along with the patient needs. One form of holistic nursing action is complementary and alternative therapy (CAT) that consists of three categories: body-based methods, mind therapies, and sensory therapies. CAT has positive impacts on patients with heart disease. It can reduce anxiety and pain, lower blood pressure, and improve the quality of life. This review also shows that CAT has a positive impact on the recovery of patients with heart disease. Proper therapeutic management should be implemented to reduce the risks of physiological and psychological problems in patients.

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