Beneficial effects of auricular acupressure on preventing constipation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: evidence from systematic review and meta-analysis

To evaluate the available evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of auricular acupressure (AA) therapy for preventing constipation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

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Main Authors: Zheng Su-Hua, Yan Min, Field Tiffany, Xu Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers of Nursing
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0030
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spelling doaj-d368a11aedf84be08cf42e0868e8f9432021-09-05T20:45:02ZengSciendoFrontiers of Nursing2544-89942018-10-015322723410.1515/fon-2018-0030fon-2018-0030Beneficial effects of auricular acupressure on preventing constipation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: evidence from systematic review and meta-analysisZheng Su-Hua0Yan Min1Field Tiffany2Xu Xiao3Department of Oncology, Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital, Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213003, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213003, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Louisiana State University, Lafayette, LA 70803, USASchool of Nursing, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213003, ChinaTo evaluate the available evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of auricular acupressure (AA) therapy for preventing constipation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0030auricular acupressure therapyconstipationchemotherapybreast cancersystematic reviewmeta-analysis
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Yan Min
Field Tiffany
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Yan Min
Field Tiffany
Xu Xiao
Beneficial effects of auricular acupressure on preventing constipation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: evidence from systematic review and meta-analysis
Frontiers of Nursing
auricular acupressure therapy
constipation
chemotherapy
breast cancer
systematic review
meta-analysis
author_facet Zheng Su-Hua
Yan Min
Field Tiffany
Xu Xiao
author_sort Zheng Su-Hua
title Beneficial effects of auricular acupressure on preventing constipation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: evidence from systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short Beneficial effects of auricular acupressure on preventing constipation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: evidence from systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Beneficial effects of auricular acupressure on preventing constipation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: evidence from systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Beneficial effects of auricular acupressure on preventing constipation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: evidence from systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Beneficial effects of auricular acupressure on preventing constipation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: evidence from systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort beneficial effects of auricular acupressure on preventing constipation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: evidence from systematic review and meta-analysis
publisher Sciendo
series Frontiers of Nursing
issn 2544-8994
publishDate 2018-10-01
description To evaluate the available evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of auricular acupressure (AA) therapy for preventing constipation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
topic auricular acupressure therapy
constipation
chemotherapy
breast cancer
systematic review
meta-analysis
url https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0030
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