کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2649040 1563850 2010 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Effect of acupressure on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in gynecologic cancer patients in Turkey
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی تومور شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Effect of acupressure on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in gynecologic cancer patients in Turkey
چکیده انگلیسی

PurposeThe aim of the current study was to assess the effect of acupressure applied to the pericardium 6 (P6 or Neiguan) acupuncture point with a wristband (Sea-Band™) on nausea–vomiting in addition to the standard antiemetic medications used to prevent nausea–vomiting due to chemotherapy in gynecologic cancer patients.MethodIn this prospective research we used pre- and posttests. The study consisted of 34 patients with gynecologic cancer.ResultsWe found a significant decrease in the patients' mean scores of nausea and the use of antiemetic medications following acupressure applied to the patients with a wristband, when compared with their mean scores of nausea and the use of antiemetic medications prior to the application (p < 0.05), and we also observed a decline in their mean scores of vomiting and retching episodes; however, this decline was not found to be statistically significant (p > 0.05).ConclusionsThe findings from this study suggest that the acupressure applied to P6 acupuncture point with wristbands may be effective in reducing chemotherapy-related nausea and may decrease the antiemetic use after chemotherapy. Further research with more subjects is needed.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Oncology Nursing - Volume 14, Issue 1, February 2010, Pages 49–54
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