Journal article
'No one here's helping me, what do you do?': Addressing patient need for support and advice about stem cell treatments
C Tanner, A Petersen, M Munsie
Regenerative Medicine | FUTURE MEDICINE LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
Aim: This article examines how those who contemplate purported stem cell treatments (SCTs) negotiate available information sources and the adequacy of current approaches to guidance and support. Materials & methods: Qualitative interviews undertaken with people who had contemplated or undergone purported SCTs for a range of conditions (n = 24 and n = 27, respectively), as well as professionals who are frequently asked about SCTs (n = 20) were analyzed. Results: Our findings reveal the difficulties for individuals in discriminating between different sources of information on SCTs and the limitations of current responses. Conclusion: In the context of contending information about SCTs informal..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant ('High hopes, high risk? A sociological study of stem cell tourism' [DP120100921]). The pilot study for the project was funded in 2010 by the then Australian government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, under the National Enabling Technologies Strategy. M Munsie receives funding from the Australian Research Council to support her activities as Outreach and Policy Manager at Stem Cells Australia. She is affiliated with the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research and International Society for Cellular Therapy. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.