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兩種部位穴位按壓對舒緩乳癌病人化療噁心嘔吐之效果
The Efficacy of Compression on Two Acupuncture Points in Relieving Nausea and Vomiting Among Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
摘要
This study focused on the antiemetic efficacy of compression on two acupuncture points for breast cancer patients who received chemotherapy. All patients in this study were treated in a medical center over central Taiwan and received their chemotherapy in an outpatient setting. Patients who received Neiguan and Hou-Xi compressions were divided into experimental and control groups, respectively. The duration of each acupuncture point compression was 15 minutes. The purpose of this study was to observe nausea and vomiting occurrence during and after 24 hours of chemotherapy. Comparisons of patients' clinical characteristics, cancer stages, and chemotherapy regimens between these two groups were analyzed and no significant differences were found. GEE analysis showed that acupuncture point compression could significantly decrease the occurrence of nausea and vomiting for patients in both groups. Moreover, patients who received Neiguan compression experienced less nausea than those who received Hou-Xi compression after discharge (p＜.05). Our study results demonstrated that both Neiguan and Hou-Xi compressions could effectively palliate nausea and vomiting among breast cancer patients. Our study further suggests that this non-invasive procedure should be widely applied to clinical nursing care in order to improve the quality of life of breast cancer patients.
並列摘要
This study focused on the antiemetic efficacy of compression on two acupuncture points for breast cancer patients who received chemotherapy. All patients in this study were treated in a medical center over central Taiwan and received their chemotherapy in an outpatient setting. Patients who received Neiguan and Hou-Xi compressions were divided into experimental and control groups, respectively. The duration of each acupuncture point compression was 15 minutes. The purpose of this study was to observe nausea and vomiting occurrence during and after 24 hours of chemotherapy. Comparisons of patients' clinical characteristics, cancer stages, and chemotherapy regimens between these two groups were analyzed and no significant differences were found. GEE analysis showed that acupuncture point compression could significantly decrease the occurrence of nausea and vomiting for patients in both groups. Moreover, patients who received Neiguan compression experienced less nausea than those who received Hou-Xi compression after discharge (p＜.05). Our study results demonstrated that both Neiguan and Hou-Xi compressions could effectively palliate nausea and vomiting among breast cancer patients. Our study further suggests that this non-invasive procedure should be widely applied to clinical nursing care in order to improve the quality of life of breast cancer patients.