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김수영 ( Kim Su-Young ) - Yeungnam University Medical Center
박정숙 ( Park Jeong-Sook ) - Keimyung University College of Nursing
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was done to investigate the effects of self-acupressure on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), the degree of disturbance in daily activity, and the quality of life in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Methods: A randomized controlled pre-post experimental design was employed. The mean difference of study variables between pre- and post-test was evaluated to test the effects of self-acupressure on LI11, LI10, LI4, ST36, Ex-UE9, and Ex-LE10. The study participants were breast cancer patients treated with taxane-based chemotherapy (experimental group 28 and control group 30). Participants were instructed on the method of self-acupressure and performed self-acupressure three times a day for three weeks. Peripheral neuropathy symptoms, the degree of disturbance in daily activity caused by peripheral neuropathy, and the quality of life were measured before and after selfacupressure. Data were collected from July 2020 to January 2021.
Results: The experimental group that performed self-acupressureshowed a significant decrease in the degree of peripheral neuropathy symptoms and the degree of disturbance in daily activity caused by peripheral neuropathy compared with the control group. The experimental group also showed a significant improvement in the quality of life compared with the control group.
Conclusion: The self-acupressure program adopted in this study was found to be an effective method to reduce peripheral neuropathy and the degree of disturbance in daily activity, and to improve the quality of life. Therefore, self-acupressure is recommended to reduce CIPN among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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KeyWords
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경혈지압, 항암화학요법, 말초신경병증, 유방암, 삶의 질
Acupressure, Chemotherapy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Breast Cancer, Quality of Life
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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