title: [Combination of acupressure and magnetic sticker improved the quality of life in patients with advanced gastroenteric tumor: a clinical observation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the clinical effect of combination of acupressure and magnetic sticker on the quality of life (QOL) including appetite, defecation, and sleep in patients with advanced gastroenteric tumor.
  
  
  METHODS
  Totally 147 patients with advanced gastroenteric tumor were assigned to 4 groups according to different treatment methods, i.e., the supportive treatment group (A, 20 cases), the acupressure treatment group (B, 41 cases), the magnetic sticker treatment group (C, 40 cases), and a combination of acupressure and magnetic sticker treatment group (D, 46 cases). They were respectively treated with different methods, supportive treatment for group A, acupressure for group B, magnetic sticker for group C, and a combination of acupressure and magnetic sticker for group D. The scores of food intake, defecation frequency, sleep time, Karnofsky, and QOL were compared before treatment and at day 14 after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After treatment, the scores of food intake, defecation frequency, and sleep time were obviously improved in B, C and D groups (P < 0.01). There was statistical difference between group D and group A (P < 0.01). In addition, in comparison with A group, both Karnofsky score and QOL score increased in B, C and D groups (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The assisted therapy of the combination of acupressure and magnetic sticker could ameliorate QOL such as the digestive functions and sleep in patients with advanced gastroenteric tumor.
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Che
authors.forename: Hong-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Xiao-Cui
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome