The aim of the present literature review was to describe and evaluate the effects and experiences within the complementary approaches such as aromatherapy, tactile massage and acupuncture amongst palliative care patients. Search through Medline (through Pub Med) database and additional manual search was conducted. In total 16 articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. The result was presented under respectively category: aromatherapy, tactile massage and acupuncture. Physical and psychological effects as well as experiences from the treatments were also documented under the different complementary approaches.

Introduktion Autolog stamcellstransplantation a?r idag en vanlig behandling vid myelom och ho?gmaligna lymfom hos patienter <65 a?r utan omfattande komorbiditet. Behandlingen delas upp i fem faser: induktionsbehandling, stamcellsmobilisering, stamcellssko?rd, konditionering med ho?gdoscytostatika och stamcellsa?tergivning/transplantation. Initialt behandlades alla patienter som genomgick autolog stamcellstransplantation inom slutenva?rden under den sista behandlingsfasen, det vill sa?ga i samband med konditionering och stamcellsa?tergivning.