Asha Cluny, Manjini Kumari Jayaram, Dubashi Biswajit
Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry-06, India.
Department of Medical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry-06, India Introduction.
J Caring Sci. 2020 Aug 18;9(3):120-124. doi: 10.34172/jcs.2020.018. eCollection 2020 Aug.
Cancer is a global problem and it is a leading cause of death worldwide. Nausea, vomiting and retching (NVR) are one of the common side effects that are seen among the majority of the patients undergoing chemotherapy. Foot massage is a complementary therapy that reduces chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and improves the quality of life among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. This study aim to measure the effectiveness of foot massage in reduction of nausea, vomiting & retching on patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. A randomized clinical trial study was used to assess the effect of foot massage on patients with Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among patients undergoing highly emetogenic chemotherapy. Simple random sampling by the lottery method was used to select newly diagnosed cancer patients who underwent highly emetogenic chemotherapy (N = 82). Rhodes index of nausea, vomiting and retching questionnaire were used for data collection. SPSS 19, two-sample t test, paired t test and chi-square test were used for data analysis. Nausea, vomiting, and retching were significantly reduced in the experimental group compared to the control group after the intervention. There was a significant difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention scores within the group. The findings of the study revealed that the foot massage therapy is effective in reducing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among patients undergone highly emetogenic chemotherapy. The study helped to conclude that foot massage can be considered effective intervention in chemotherapy patients.
癌症是一个全球性问题，是全球主要死因之一。恶心、呕吐和干呕（NVR）是大多数接受化疗的患者常见的副作用之一。足部按摩是一种辅助疗法，可减少化疗引起的恶心和呕吐，并提高接受化疗的癌症患者的生活质量。本研究旨在测量足部按摩对接受化疗的患者减少恶心、呕吐和干呕的效果。采用随机临床试验研究来评估足部按摩对接受高致吐性化疗的患者化疗引起的恶心和呕吐的影响。通过抽签法进行简单随机抽样，选择新诊断的接受高致吐性化疗的癌症患者（N = 82）。使用恶心、呕吐和干呕的罗兹指数问卷进行数据收集。使用SPSS 19、两样本t检验、配对t检验和卡方检验进行数据分析。干预后，与对照组相比，实验组的恶心、呕吐和干呕明显减少。组内干预前和干预后得分存在显著差异。研究结果表明，足部按摩疗法对接受高致吐性化疗的患者减少化疗引起的恶心和呕吐有效。该研究有助于得出结论，足部按摩可被视为化疗患者的有效干预措施。
