Observation on the application effect of traditional Chinese medicine auricular acupressure combined with progressive muscle relaxation training in nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy of malignant tumors
LIU Ling
LV Tingting
Abstract：Objective To explore the intervention effect of traditional Chinese medicine auricular acupressure com-bined with progressive muscle relaxation training in nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy of malignant tumors.Methods A total of 300 cancer patients hospitalized in the Department of Oncology of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University from October 2023 to September 2024 were selected as study subjects and randomized into the observation group and the control group.Both groups were given routine post-chemotherapy care.In addition to routine care,the control group was given progressive muscle relaxation training,while the observation group was given tra-ditional Chinese medicine auricular acupressure intervention on top of the control group's treatment.The incidence and se-verity of acute and delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting during the nursing period were compared between the two groups.The SAS,SDS,and FLIE were used to compare the anxiety,depression,and quality of life before and af-ter nursing between the two groups.Results The incidence rates of acute and delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting were higher in the control group than those in the observation group,as well as the severity scores of nausea and vomiting(all P<0.05).The SAS and SDS scores of both the control group and the observation group after nursing were low-er than those before nursing,and the FLIE scores were higher than those before nursing.Moreover,the SAS and SDS scores of the observation group after nursing were lower than those of the control group,and the FLIE scores were higher than those of the control group(all P<0.05).Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine auricular acupressure com-bined with progressive muscle training can reduce the occurrence of nausea and vomiting in patients with malignant tumors after chemotherapy,alleviate the severity of attacks,and improve patients'anxiety and depression,thereby enhancing their quality of life.
Keywords：malignant tumortraditional Chinese medicine auricular acupressureprogressive muscle relaxation trainingchemotherapynauseavomiting
Publication Date：2025-04-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 59-62 )