| Summary: | 碩士 === 高雄醫學大學 === 護理學研究所 === 101 === Nausea and vomiting are common and disturbing side effects among lung cancer patients during the period of chemotherapy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an acupressure program for lung cancer patients with chemotherapy in patients’ nausea, vomiting, pericardium meridian, spleen meridian and average meridian energy. A quasi-experimental pre-posttest with comparison group design was used. Patients in the experimental group received 12 minutes acupressure at acupoints Neiguan and Gongsun 30 minutes before chemotherapy, dinner and breakfast. The control group patients received 12 minutes acupoint paster at Houxi 30 minutes before chemotherapy, dinner and breakfast. Three instruments were utilized to collect the date: the Demographic Inventory, Morrow Assessment of Nausea and Emesis scale, and Ryodraku Energy Analyzer. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi-Square, Independent-Sample t test, Multivariate analysis of variance and Pearson’s product-moment correlation.
Results showed significantly decreased nausea (p=<.0001) and vomiting (p=.019) in lung cancer patients receiving the acupressure program. There were significant increases in left pericardium meridian (F=7.48, p=<.0001), right pericardium meridian (F=11.13, p=<.0001), left spleen meridian (F=3.51, p=.020), right spleen meridian (F=3.18, p=.030), and average meridian energy (F=28.71, p=<.0001) after acupressure. The finding may be useful as a reference in developing chemotherapy related nausea and vomiting care. In addition, the acupressure protocol could be an integral part of future nursing intervention for lung cancer patients with chemotherapy.
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