title: The use of motion sickness bands to control nausea and vomiting in a group of hospice patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the potential benefits of using motion sickness bands (MSBs) to control nausea and vomiting in a hospice-based patient population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A nonblinded, yearlong observational study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From February 2003 to February 2004, 33 patients entered into the study. The mean age of the study cohort was 67 years, with a predominance of females to males and cancer as the most common admitting diagnosis. Twenty-nine of the 33 patients studied showed a positive response to the intervention for a response rate of 88 percent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MSBs demonstrated efficacy in controlling nausea and vomiting in a group of hospice patients. Added benefits of patient empowerment and financial savings also were noted. Further study is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Hospice of Muskegon-Oceana, Muskegon, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Leonard D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014839:Vomiting / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*