The Efficacy of Acupressure and Acustimulation Wrist Bands for the Relief of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
| Autor: | Dennis F. Moore, H. Irving Pierce, Peter Bushunow, Joseph A. Roscoe, Gary R. Morrow, James N. Atkins, Patrick J. Flynn, Jeffrey J. Kirshner, Jane T. Hickok |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Chemotherapy
Nausea business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Acupressure law.invention Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Randomized controlled trial Acupuncture point law Anesthesia Statistical significance Vomiting medicine Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business General Nursing Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 26:731-742 |
| ISSN: | 0885-3924 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0885-3924(03)00254-9 |
| Popis: | As an adjunct to standard antiemetics for the relief of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (NV), 739 patients were randomly assigned to either: 1) acupressure bands, 2) an acustimulation band, or 3) a no band control condition. Patients in the acupressure condition experienced less nausea on the day of treatment compared to controls (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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