Acupressure Bands Are Effective in Reducing Radiation Therapy-Related Nausea

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 381-389

  Roscoe, Joseph A ^a   Bushunow, Peter ^b   Jean Pierre, Pascal ^a   Heckler, Charles E ^a   Purnell, Jason Q ^a   Peppone, Luke J ^a   Chen, Yuhchyau ^a   Ling, Marilyn N ^a   Morrow, Gary R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupressure bands; expectation; nausea; QOL; quality of life; radiation therapy; vomiting

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE BAND; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; VOMITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549106016     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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