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Research: CAMPOS DE CARVALHO and co-authors,
Listed in Issue 148
Abstract
CAMPOS DE CARVALHO and co-authors, Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo, and WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ecdcava@usp.br, have studied progressive muscle relaxation and nausea/vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.
Background
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a progressive muscle relaxation intervention on nausea and vomiting associated with anticancer chemotherapy.
Methodology
30 hematology patients who were hospitalized and received chemotherapy treatment at a large hospital in the interior of Sao Paulo participated in this pilot study.
Results
Progressive muscle relaxation led to statistically significant changes in physiological and muscle conditions and in nausea and vomiting levels.
Conclusion
This relaxation technique may be an effective nursing intervention method to allay or alleviate nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy.
References
Campos de Carvalho E, Martins FT, dos Santos CB. A pilot study of a relaxation technique for management of nausea and vomiting in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy. Cancer Nursing 30 (2): 163-7, Mar-Apr 2007.
