Miek Jong
Job description
Head of NAFKAM:
Head responsibility for NAFKAM's overall scientific and administrative activities.
The centre's foremost spokesperson, and leading the development and implementation of research and dissemination activity on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in accordance with the strategies as established with the Norwegian Directorate of Health, the NAFKAM advisory board and UiT.
Eran Ben-Arye,
Noah Samuels,
Georg Seifert,
Orit Gressel,
Raviv Peleg,
Miek C. Jong
:
Integrative Medicine Across the Pediatric Cancer Care Trajectory: A Narrative Review
Mats Jong,
Trine Stub,
Miek C. Jong
:
Supporting Personal Growth in Childhood, Adolescent and Young-Adult Cancer Survivors Through Challenges in Nature — A Qualitative Study of WAYA Wilderness Programme Participation
Miek C. Jong,
Carina Ribe Fernee,
Andreas Stenling,
E Anne Lown,
Sveinung Berntsen,
David E. Victorson
et al.:
Protocol of a randomised controlled multicentre trial investigating the effectiveness and safety of a wilderness programme on the mental and physical well-being of adolescents and young adults affected by cancer: the WAYA-2 study
Rogier Hoenders,
Ricardo Ghelman,
Caio Portella,
Samantha Simmons,
Amy Locke,
Holger Cramer
et al.:
A review of the WHO strategy on traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine from the perspective of academic consortia for integrative medicine and health
Lin Ang,
Song Eunhye,
Miek C. Jong,
Terje Alræk,
Barbara Wider,
Tae-Young Choi
et al.:
An evidence map on traditional medicine across health outcomes
Miek C. Jong,
Heléne Dahlqvist,
E. Anne Lown,
Winnie Schats,
Lars Beckman,
Mats Jong
:
A randomized controlled pilot study assessing feasibility and safety of a wilderness program for childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors: the WAYA study
Dana Catalina Mora,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Miek C. Jong,
Jill Angela Hervik,
Trine Stub
:
A Qualitative Study Among Healthcare Providers on Risks Associated With the Use of Supportive Care for Cancer Treatment-Related Symptoms in Children and Adolescents
Dana Catalina Mora,
Miek C. Jong,
Sara A. Quandt,
Thomas A. Arcury,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Trine Stub
:
Supportive care for cancer-related symptoms in pediatric oncology: a qualitative study among healthcare providers
E. Anne Lown,
Heather Rose Otto,
Christine Lynn Norton,
Miek C. Jong,
Mats Jong
:
Program evaluation of a wilderness experience for adolescents facing cancer: A time in nature to heal, connect and find strength
Judith E. M. Meijer,
Anja Machielse,
Geert E. Smid,
Winnie Schats,
Miek C. Jong
:
The resilience of Jewish communities living in the diaspora: a scoping review
Lin Ang,
Eunhye Song,
Miek C. Jong,
Terje Alræk,
Barbara Wider Vellinga,
Tae-Young Choi
et al.:
Mapping of systematic reviews on traditional medicine across health conditions: A protocol for a systematic map
Dana Catalina Mora,
Grete Overvåg,
Miek C. Jong,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Debbie C. Stavleu,
J Ping Liu
et al.:
Complementary and alternative medicine
modalities used to treat adverse effects
of anti‑cancer treatment among children
and young adults: a systematic review
and meta‑analysis of randomized controlled
trials
Herman van Wietmarschen,
Sjef Staps,
Judith Meijer,
Francisca Flinterman,
Miek C. Jong
:
The Use of the Bolk Model for Positive Health and Living
Environment in the Development of an Integrated Health
Promotion Approach: A Case Study in a Socioeconomically
Deprived Neighborhood in The Netherlands
Miek C. Jong,
Eric Mulder,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Trine Stub,
Heléne Dahlqvist,
Eija Viitasara
et al.:
Protocol of a mixed-method randomised controlled pilot study evaluating a wilderness programme for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: the WAYA study
Tonje Holte Stea,
Miek C. Jong,
Liv Fegran,
Ellen Sejersted,
M. Jong,
Sophia Louise Hjorth Wahlgren
et al.:
Mapping the Concept, Content, and Outcome of Family-Based Outdoor Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Problems: A Scoping Review
Dana Catalina Mora,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Grete Overvåg,
Miek C. Jong,
Marit Mentink,
Jianping Liu
et al.:
Safety of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) treatment among children and young adults who suffer from adverse effects of conventional cancer treatment: A systematic review
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Miek C. Jong,
Johanna Hök,
van der Werf Esther T.,
Trine Stub
:
Safety and use of complementary and alternative medicine in Norway during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic using an adapted version of the I-CAM-Q; a cross-sectional survey
Miek C. Jong,
Trine Stub,
Eric Mulder,
Mats Jong
:
The Development and Acceptability of a Wilderness Programme to Support the Health and Well-Being of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: The WAYA Programme
Trine Stub,
Sara A. Quandt,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Miek C. Jong,
Thomas A. Arcury
:
Communication and information needs
about complementary and alternative
medicine: a qualitative study of parents of
children with cancer
Trine Stub,
Miek C. Jong,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen
:
The impact of COVID-19 on complementary and alternative medicine providers: A cross-sectional survey in Norway
Advances in Integrative Medicine (AIMED) 2021 DOI
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
van der Werf Esther T.,
Trine Stub,
Frauke Musial,
Barbara Wider,
Miek C. Jong
et al.:
Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 related Symptoms. A Population Based Cross-sectional Study in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands
Mats Jong,
E. Anne Lown,
Winnie Schats,
Michelle L. Mills,
Heather Rose Otto,
Leiv Einar Gabrielsen
et al.:
A scoping review to map the concept, content, and outcome of wilderness programs for childhood cancer survivors
Esther T. van der Werf,
Martine Busch,
Miek C. Jong,
H J Rogier Hoenders
:
Lifestyle changes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey in the Netherlands
Trine Stub,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Grete Overvåg,
Miek C. Jong
:
An integrative review on the information and communication needs of parents of children with cancer regarding the use of complementary and alternative medicine
Kristina Lundberg,
Mats Jong,
Miek C. Jong,
Lisbeth Porskrog Kristiansen
:
Patients’experiences of the caring encounter in health promotion practice: aqualitative study in Swedish primary healthcare
Trine Stub,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Grete Overvåg,
Miek C. Jong,
Frauke Musial,
Jianping Liu
:
Adverse effects in homeopathy. A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Miek C. Jong,
Anne Lown,
Winnie Schats,
Heather Rose Otto,
Mats Jong
:
Mapping the concept, content and outcome of wilderness therapy for childhood cancer survivors: Protocol for a scoping review
Dana Catalina Mora,
Miek C. Jong,
Sara A. Quandt,
Thomas A Arcury,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Trine Stub
:
Response to “Physical activity and psychological support can replace “another pill” to manage cancer-related symptoms in children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer”
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 2024 DOI
Arne Johan Norheim,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Miek C. Jong
:
Alternativ behandling og gråsoner
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2023
Arne Johan Norheim,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Miek C. Jong
:
Alternative treatment and grey areas
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2023
Miek C. Jong
:
Perspective from a WHO collaborating center
2023
Miek C. Jong
:
A mixed method randomized controlled pilot study assessing the feasibility, safety, and impact of a wilderness experience for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: the WAYA study
2023
Miek C. Jong
:
European Landscape: Regulatory status and practice of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2023
Trine Stub,
Miek C. Jong,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Dana Catalina Mora
:
Alternativ behandling som støttebehandling til kovensjonell behandling hos barn og uge med kreft
deQI, Tidsskrift for norsk akupunktur forening 2022 ARKIV
Frauke Musial,
Miek C. Jong
:
NAFKAM's safety strategy applied to integrative cancer care
2022
Miek C. Jong
:
Utfordringer i villmarka er bra for unge kreftoverlevere
Forskning.no 2022
Dana Catalina Mora,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Miek C. Jong,
Sara A. Quandt,
Thomas A. Arcury,
Trine Stub
:
Supportive care to treat cancer-related symptoms in pediatric oncology: A qualitative study among international experts
2022
Trine Stub,
Miek C. Jong,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Dana Catalina Mora
:
Alernativ behandling som støttebehandling til konvensjonell behandling hos barn og unge med kreft
Naturterapeuten. Tidsskrift for naturmedisin 2022 ARKIV
Trine Stub,
Miek C. Jong,
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen,
Dana Catalina Mora
:
Alternativ behandling som støttebehandling til konvensjonell behandling hos barn og uge med kreft
Naturterapeuten tidsskrift for naturmedisin 2022
Miek C. Jong
:
NAFKAM: research, regulation and information on complementary and alternative treatments
2022
Miek C. Jong
:
Current Status on the Regulation, Use and Practice of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Europe, with a specific focus on the Nordic European Countries
2022
Miek C. Jong
:
Wilderness Medicine: Behandlungsoption für Fatigue und chronische Schmerzen?
2022
Ola Lillenes,
Miek C. Jong
:
Register for utøvere av alternativ behandling: Kastet vi pasientsikkerheten ut med badevannet?
nordnorskdebatt.no 2022
Miek C. Jong
:
Komplementärmedicinska metoder vid cancer i de Nordiska länderna : användning, utövande, och evidens kring effekt och säkerhet
2022
Miek C. Jong,
Mats Jong
:
A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study Assessing Feasibility and Impact of a Wilderness Program on Mental and Physical Health of Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Survivors
2022
Miek C. Jong
:
Nasjonalt forskningssenter innen komplementær og alternativ medisin (NAFKAM)
2022
Miek C. Jong
:
Nasjonalt forskningssenter innen komplementær og alternativ medisin (NAFKAM)
2022
Frauke Musial,
Miek C. Jong
:
Bør alternative behandlings-former inkluderes offentlig?
Dagens medisin 28. September 2021
Miek Jong,
Jorun Gaarder
:
Frykter ME-syke skremmes til å droppe viktig behandling
16. May 2020 DATA
Miek Jong,
John Petter Lindeland
:
To livshendingar påverka og forandra min vitskaplege karriere i retning av komplementær og alternativ medisin
18. June 2020 DATA
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Research interests
Supportive care in cancer:
- wilderness therapy
- other CAM modalities
- self-help techniques.
CV
Short CV:
Miek Jong (PhD) is the head of NAFKAM, professor in Health Services Research at the UiT Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, Norway, and lecturer in Public Health at Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden.
Prof Jong serves as a member of several scientific advisory and management boards of foundations and organizations in Europe in the field of CAM and Integrative Medicine (IM).
She has more than 15 years of experience with investigating the effectiveness and safety of CAM and IM modalities such as meditation, yoga, hypnotherapy, anthroposophic medicine, homeopathy, guided imagery, massage, herbs, nutrition and dietary supplements.
Prof Jong earned her master degree in Medical Biology in 1993 from the University of Amsterdam, and her PhD in Medicine in 1997 at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands. She immigrated to Sweden in 2018, and to Norway in 2020.
Prof Jong’s particular interests include supportive care in cancer, with specific focus on wilderness therapy in addition to other CAM modalities and self-help techniques.
She has published more than 150 papers, articles, proceedings and book chapters.