Effect of acupressure on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in gynecologic cancer patients in Turkey
| dc.contributor.author | Taspinar, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sirin, A | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-10T10:31:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-10T10:31:30Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The 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 (TM)) on nausea-vomiting in addition to the standard antiemetic medications used to prevent nausea-vomiting due to chemotherapy in gynecologic cancer patients. Method: In this prospective research we used pre- and posttests. The study consisted of 34 patients with gynecologic cancer. Results: We 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 ant/emetic 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). Conclusions: The 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. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | |
| dc.identifier.e-issn | 1532-2122 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1462-3889 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/37990 | |
| dc.language.iso | English | |
| dc.title | Effect of acupressure on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in gynecologic cancer patients in Turkey | |
| dc.type | Article |