Lu Weidong
Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrated Therapies, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Semin Oncol Nurs. 2005 Aug;21(3):190-5. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2005.04.008.
To review strategies and recommendations to improve utilization of acupuncture treatment for side effects of chemoradiation therapy in cancer centers.
Research studies and articles, government reports, and author experience.
Recent evidence in clinical research indicates that acupuncture is beneficial for chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting, and cancer pain. Other preliminary data also suggests acupuncture might be effective for chemotherapy-induced leukopenia, postchemotherapy fatigue, radiation therapy-induced xerostomia, insomnia, and anxiety. However, the utilization rate of acupuncture remains low despite the wide use of other complementary and alternative medical therapies among cancer patients. This low usage of acupuncture in cancer patients indicates a health care quality issue.
Oncology nurses need to increase their awareness of the available evidence in the use of acupuncture in the supportive care of cancer patients.
回顾提高癌症中心化疗放疗副作用针灸治疗利用率的策略和建议。
研究报告和文章、政府报告以及作者经验。
临床研究的最新证据表明，针灸对化疗引起的恶心、呕吐和癌症疼痛有益。其他初步数据还表明，针灸可能对化疗引起的白细胞减少、化疗后疲劳、放疗引起的口干、失眠和焦虑有效。然而，尽管癌症患者广泛使用其他补充和替代医学疗法，但针灸的利用率仍然很低。癌症患者对针灸的低使用率表明了一个医疗质量问题。
肿瘤护士需要提高对针灸在癌症患者支持性护理中可用证据的认识。
