Keywords
Moxibustion
Breast cancer
Postoperative chemotherapy
Vomiting
Intervention effect
Submitted : 2024-10-26
Accepted : 2024-11-10
Published : 2024-11-25
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effect of ginger slice acupoint application combined with moxibustion on chemotherapy-induced vomiting in postoperative breast cancer patients. Methods: Sixty postoperative breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 30 patients in each group. The control group received antiemetic treatment with dolasetron, while the observation group received ginger slice acupoint application combined with moxibustion in addition to antiemetic treatment to address chemotherapy-induced vomiting. The vomiting response on days 1–3 was compared between the two groups, along with R-INVR retching scores and patient satisfaction with the intervention methods. Results: On days 2 and 3 of chemotherapy, the observation group showed significantly less vomiting than the control group, with differences reaching a highly significant level (P < 0.001). On day 3, the R-INVR score in the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group, with a highly significant difference (P < 0.001). The satisfaction score in the observation group was 8.38 ± 0.81, higher than the control group’s 7.65 ± 0.71, with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Ginger slice acupoint application combined with moxibustion effectively alleviates chemotherapy-induced vomiting in postoperative breast cancer patients, improves quality of life, and is worth promoting clinically.
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