Effectiveness of acupressure on nausea and vomiting among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in a selected hospital, Coimbatore.

Abstract

Chemotherapy induces nausea and vomiting. In this context; bio-field therapy like acupressure has its own significance, thus enhancing the scope of nursing. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure (p6) on nausea and vomiting among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. A quantitative approach using Experimental design with pretest posttest was carefully utilized. For this 60 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy was selected using stratified random sampling in G.K.N.M Hospital. The intervention p6 acupressure was given by the researcher thrice a day for three days. Data collected using Standardized Rhodes index of nausea and vomiting to assess the level of nausea and vomiting by interview method was analyzed using independent 't' test and paired 't' test that found significant values 15.12 and 9.14 respectively at p<0.001. Thus, the study finding point out the effectiveness of p6 acupressure on nausea and vomiting among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Keywords- Acupressure, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Nausea and Vomiting.