HMS, HAG 2015 HSC 7 MC

Meditation techniques are used by some patients while undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.

What type of approach to treatment is this?

Diversionary
Pain management
Alternative health care
Complementary health care

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\(D\)

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D is correct: Meditation alongside chemotherapy represents complementary healthcare approach.

Other Options:

A is incorrect: Diversionary is not a recognised healthcare treatment category.
B is incorrect: Too narrow, meditation has broader benefits than pain.
C is incorrect: Alternative replaces conventional treatment, this supplements it.

♦♦♦♦ Mean mark 34%.