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Complementary Care Programs are Becoming an Accepted Alternative by Patients and Insurers
Promoting patient self-management of chronic illnesses
From 1995 to 1997, project staff at the Wellspring Foundation of Bethlehem, Conn., continued its residential retreat program for cancer patients. Through these retreats, Wellspring offered a time-limited intervention to provide cancer patients with the physical, psychological, social and spiritual support.
The Wellspring five-day residential retreat included group therapy, massage therapy, art therapy, yoga, nutrition counseling, relaxation training, and other educational services.
Key Results:
- During the grant period, Wellspring conducted 10 five-day residential retreats for 77 cancer patients.
- Project staff reached another 63 patients and nearly 200 health professionals through evening programs and workshops on complementary care.
- Project staff implemented a rural outreach program, but discontinued it after nine months.
- Project staff designed an outpatient program, though it was not implemented during the grant period.