The effectiveness of acupressure for the control and management of chemotherapy-related acute and delayed nausea: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 12-25

  Molassiotis, Alexander ^a   Russell, Wanda ^a   Hughes, John ^b   Breckons, Matthew ^c   Lloyd Williams, Mari ^b   Richardson, Janet ^c   Hulme, Claire ^d   Brearley, Sarah G ^e   Campbell, Malcolm ^a   Garrow, Adam ^f   Ryder, W David ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupressure; chemotherapy; nausea; vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED NAUSEA AND VOMITING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891830292     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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