title: The effect of auricular acupressure on nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy among breast cancer patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine the effect of auricular acupressure in relieving nausea and vomiting among the women who received chemotherapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  48 women suffering from Breast Cancer and receiving chemotherapy were recruited for the study. The patients were randomly assigned into two groups of experiment and control. In the initial phase of chemotherapy, the experimental group received standard medications to control nausea and vomiting and auricular acupressure for five days. Meanwhile, the control group received only the standard medications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The use of auricular acupressure led to the decrease in the number and intensity of nausea and vomiting in both the acute and delayed phases in experimental group which were significantly lower than the control group (P = 0/001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is suggested that nurses use this pressure technique as a complementary treatment, non - pharmacological, inexpensive, non-invasive approach for the relief of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
authors: Department of Nursing, School of Rehabilitation, University of Social Welfar and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mohammad
authors: M
authors: Eghbali
authors: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mir Saeed
authors: MS
authors: Yekaninejad
authors: Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: shvaraei@sina.tums.ac.ir.
authors: Shokoh
authors: S
authors: Varaei
authors: Nursing and Midwifery Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Seydeh Fatemeh
authors: SF
authors: Jalalinia
authors: Deptartment of Hematology and Oncology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mojgan Alam
authors: MA
authors: Samimi
authors: Iranian Scientific Acupuncture Association (ISAA), Iran.
authors: Kiarash
authors: K
authors: Sa'atchi
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055097:Auriculotherapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: Auricular acupressure; Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Nausea; Vomiting