Therapeutic Observation of Transcutaneous Acupoint Electrical Stimulation for Constipation during Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2015.11.1070
- VernacularTitle:经皮穴位电刺激干预乳腺癌化疗期便秘疗效观察
- Author:
Yang YANG
;
Xiaojie CHEN
;
Yongjian WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation;
Breast neoplasms;
Chemotherapy;
Constipation;
Nursing care;
Drug-related side effects and adverse reactions
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2015;(11):1070-1071
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation in intervening constipation during chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.Method Ninety breast cancer patients undergone chemotherapy were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 45 cases in each group. The control group was intervened by conventional nursing care, while the treatment group was additionally intervened by transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation. The clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result The total effective rate was 93.3% in the treatment group versus 73.3% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01).Conclusion Transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation can effectively inhibit the incidence of constipation during chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.
