The Effect of Acupressure on Pain in Cancer Patients With Bone Metastasis: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial

Background: Pain is a serious and common problem in bone metastases. For this purpose, complementary and supportive practices are also applied along with medical treatment. This study was conducted for the purpose of evaluating the effect of acupressure on pain in cancer patients with bone metastasi...

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Main Authors: Sibel Serçe RN, Özlem Ovayolu RN, PhD, Lütfiye Pirbudak MD, Nimet Ovayolu RN, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Integrative Cancer Therapies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735418769153
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spelling doaj-b995478bbb0f4f43954e97ec3aec157f2020-11-25T03:23:47ZengSAGE PublishingIntegrative Cancer Therapies1552-695X2018-09-011710.1177/1534735418769153The Effect of Acupressure on Pain in Cancer Patients With Bone Metastasis: A Nonrandomized Controlled TrialSibel Serçe RN0Özlem Ovayolu RN, PhD1Lütfiye Pirbudak MD2Nimet Ovayolu RN, PhD3Gaziantep University HospitalDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Gaziantep UniversitySchool of Medicine, Gaziantep UniversityDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Gaziantep UniversityBackground: Pain is a serious and common problem in bone metastases. For this purpose, complementary and supportive practices are also applied along with medical treatment. This study was conducted for the purpose of evaluating the effect of acupressure on pain in cancer patients with bone metastasis. Methods: The study was conducted in a nonrandomized controlled trial with patients who applied to the radiotherapy unit of an oncology hospital. The data of the study were collected by using a questionnaire and the Visual Analog Scale. A total of 8 acupressure sessions, which lasted for approximately 10 minutes each (with warming and acupressure periods), was applied to the intervention group. The data were analyzed by using χ 2 test, paired t test, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Results: It was determined that the pain mean score of the intervention group was 7.6 ± 1.9 before the acupressure and decreased to 6.8 ± 1.9 after the acupressure and this result was statistically significant. On the other hand, no significant difference was determined in the pain mean score of the control group. Conclusions: Acupressure is applicable for cancer patients with bone metastasis by nursing staff after receiving brief training and may make a difference in relieving pain of the patients. Further well-designed trials should be conducted.https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735418769153
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author Sibel Serçe RN
Özlem Ovayolu RN, PhD
Lütfiye Pirbudak MD
Nimet Ovayolu RN, PhD
spellingShingle Sibel Serçe RN
Özlem Ovayolu RN, PhD
Lütfiye Pirbudak MD
Nimet Ovayolu RN, PhD
The Effect of Acupressure on Pain in Cancer Patients With Bone Metastasis: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial
Integrative Cancer Therapies
author_facet Sibel Serçe RN
Özlem Ovayolu RN, PhD
Lütfiye Pirbudak MD
Nimet Ovayolu RN, PhD
author_sort Sibel Serçe RN
title The Effect of Acupressure on Pain in Cancer Patients With Bone Metastasis: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial
title_short The Effect of Acupressure on Pain in Cancer Patients With Bone Metastasis: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial
title_full The Effect of Acupressure on Pain in Cancer Patients With Bone Metastasis: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial
title_fullStr The Effect of Acupressure on Pain in Cancer Patients With Bone Metastasis: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Acupressure on Pain in Cancer Patients With Bone Metastasis: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial
title_sort effect of acupressure on pain in cancer patients with bone metastasis: a nonrandomized controlled trial
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Integrative Cancer Therapies
issn 1552-695X
publishDate 2018-09-01
description Background: Pain is a serious and common problem in bone metastases. For this purpose, complementary and supportive practices are also applied along with medical treatment. This study was conducted for the purpose of evaluating the effect of acupressure on pain in cancer patients with bone metastasis. Methods: The study was conducted in a nonrandomized controlled trial with patients who applied to the radiotherapy unit of an oncology hospital. The data of the study were collected by using a questionnaire and the Visual Analog Scale. A total of 8 acupressure sessions, which lasted for approximately 10 minutes each (with warming and acupressure periods), was applied to the intervention group. The data were analyzed by using χ 2 test, paired t test, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Results: It was determined that the pain mean score of the intervention group was 7.6 ± 1.9 before the acupressure and decreased to 6.8 ± 1.9 after the acupressure and this result was statistically significant. On the other hand, no significant difference was determined in the pain mean score of the control group. Conclusions: Acupressure is applicable for cancer patients with bone metastasis by nursing staff after receiving brief training and may make a difference in relieving pain of the patients. Further well-designed trials should be conducted.
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735418769153
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