Acupressure On Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting among Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nausea and vomiting are one of the common and distressing side effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients often impacting their quality of life and treatment adherence. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine whether acupressure is effective in treating breast cancer patients' acute nausea and vomiting brought on by chemotherapy as well as delayed nausea and vomiting.

Methods

We systematically searched for Randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies in PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Clinical Key, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Scopus. Based on the inclusion criteria two reviewers independently identified the articles usin

SUBMITTER: Issac A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11711357 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature