• KSAN
  • Contact us
  • E-Submission

Korean J Adult Nurs : Korean Journal of Adult Nursing

OPEN ACCESS
mobile search button mobile menu button
Search
Advanced Search
ABOUT
BROWSE ARTICLES
EDITORIAL POLICY
FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Articles

Page Path

Original Article

Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Chemotherapy-induced Nausea, Vomiting, and Serum Serotonin Level

Soon Jo Kwon1, Jeong Sook Park2
Korean Journal of Adult Nursing 2014;26(3):330-340.
Published online: June 24, 2014

1Department of Nursing, Keimyung College University, Daegu, Korea.

2College of Nursing, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.

Corresponding author: Park, Jeong Sook. College of Nursing, Keimyung University, 1095 Shindang-dong, Dalsseo-gu, Daegu 704-701, Korea. Tel: +82-53-580-3907, Fax: +82-53-580-3907, jsp544@kmu.ac.kr
• Received: February 22, 2014   • Revised: June 6, 2014   • Accepted: June 10, 2014

© 2014 Korean Society of Adult Nursing

  • 23 Views
  • 0 Download
  • 6 Crossref
  • 5 Scopus
prev next

Full Article

Download PDF Download PDF
  • Purpose
    The aim of this study was to identify the effects of auricular acupressure on nausea, vomiting and serum serotonin level in gynecological cancer patients with chemotherapy.
  • Methods
    The research was a randomized control group pretest-posttest design. Participants were 26 patients for the experimental group, and 26 patients for the control group. Auricular acupressure in Shen men, Occiput, Stomach and Sympathetic points was administered to those in the experimental group. Data were analyzed using χ2-test, t-test, ANCOVA, and repeated measures of ANOVA.
  • Results
    The experimental group had reported significantly lower mean nausea NRS (Number Rating Scale), INVR (Index of Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching), and serum serotonin level than those in the control group.
  • Conclusion
    Results of the study show auricular acupressure is an effective nursing intervention for reducing chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting and serum serotonin level of gynecological cancer patients.
  • Key Words: Auricular acupressure; Nausea; Vomiting; Serotonin

This article is a condensed form of the first author's doctoral dissertation from Keimyung University.

  • 1. Andrews PL, Naylor RJ, Joss RA. Neuropharmacology of emesis and its relevance to anti-emetic therapy. Support Care Cancer. 1998;6:197-203.
  • 2. Antonarakis ES, Hain RD. Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy: Drug management in theory and in practice. Arch Dis Child. 2004;89:877-880.
  • 3. Baek GS. Effects of meridian acupressure therapy using sticker needles for nausea, vomiting and anorexia caused by chemotherapy in cancer patients. Unpublished master's thesis. Seoul: Kyung Hee University; 2008.
  • 4. Benjamin PJ, Tappan FM. Tappan's handbook of healing massage techniques: Classic, holistic and emerging methods. 4th ed. Boston: Prentice Hall; 2005.
  • 5. Ezzo J, Streitberger K, Schneider A. Cochrane systematic reviews examine P6 acupuncture-point stimulation for nausea and vomiting. J Altern Complement Med. 2006;12:489-495.
  • 6. Faul F, Erdfelder E, Buchner A, Lang AG. Statistical power analyses using G*Power3.1: Tests for correlation and regression analysis. Behav Res Methods. 2009;41:1149-1160.
  • 7. Han SH, Kim YH, Seo HS, Hwang GD, Jung HC, Son JH, et al. The study on 5 cases of patient with vomiting and nausea. J Korean Orient Intern Med. 2003;24:1023-1029.
  • 8. Hesketh PJ. Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2008;358:2482-2494.
  • 9. Jeon SJ, Kim KM, Kim HK, Park SO, Bae YS, Jo KS, et al. Medical surgical nursing. Seoul: Hyunmoonsa; 2009.
  • 10. Kim DY, Camilleri M. Serotonin: A mediator of the brain-gut connection. Am J Gastroenterol. 2000;95(10):2698-2709.
  • 11. Kim EH, Kim YJ, Lim BV, Jang MH, Chung JH, Kim CJ. Effects of auricular acupuncture on neuronal activities in the brain of sprague dawley rats. J Korean Acupunct Moxibustion Soc. 2001;18(1):21-28.
  • 12. Kim HJ, Kim HS. Nausea/vomiting and self-care in patients with cancer on chemotherapy. J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs. 2005;12(2):180-185.
  • 13. Kim YH, Kwon IK, Kim JH, Seol ME, Jeon MH, Ham YH, et al. Cancer symptom management. Seoul: Hyunmoonsa; 2011.
  • 14. Kim YJ. The effect of meridian acupressure therapy using sticker needles for nausea, vomiting caused by chemotherapy in lung cancer patient. Unpublished master's thesis. Seoul: Hanyang University; 2009.
  • 15. Kim YJ, Seo NS. Effects of progressive muscle relaxation on nausea, vomiting, fatigue, anxiety, and depression in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. J Korean Oncol Nurs. 2010;10:171-179.
  • 16. Kim YJ, Kim JY, Choi IL, Kim MW, Rhodes V. The index of nausea, vomiting, and retching. J Korean Acad Adult Nurs. 2000;12:278-285.
  • 17. Kim YS, Kim CW, Kim KS. Clinical observations on postoperative vomiting treated by auricular acupuncture. Am J Chin Med. 2003;31:475-480.
  • 18. Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Academy. The acupuncture and moxibustion medicine. Seoul: Jipmoondang; 2012.
  • 19. Lee HS, Sung KW, Son BK, Kim SS, Lee HJ, Lee SY. Effects of hand massage through Korean hand acupuncture therapy on nausea, vomiting and anorexia induced by chemotherapy in cancer patients. Clin Nurs Res. 2006;11:7-19.
  • 20. Lee KJ. Yichim story of Lee Gyeong Je. Seoul: Gimmyoungsa; 2004.
  • 21. Ma L. Acupuncture as a complementary therapy in chemotherapy induced nausea vomiting. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2009;22:138-141.
  • 22. Middleton J, Lennan E. Effectively managing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Br J Nurs. 2011;20(17):S7-S8. S10-S12. S14-S15.
  • 23. Ministry of Health and Welfare. National cancer registration statistics 2009 2012;November. 06, 2013. from: http://www.cancer.go.kr/mbs/cancer/jsp/album/gallery.jsp?spage=1&boardId=31817&boardSeq=179615&mcategoryId=&id=cancer_050207000000#.
  • 24. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Exploring the science of complementary and alternative medicine 2011;November. 06, 2013. from http://nccam.nih.gov/sites/nccam.nih.gov/files/about/plans/2011/NCCAM_SP_508.pdf.
  • 25. Park EJ. The effect of auricular acupressure on sleep, serotonin, TNF-α & IL-6 of hemodialysis patients. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Jinju: Gyeongsang National University; 2007.
  • 26. Park JG, Bang YJ, Ha SH. Oncology. Seoul: Ilchokak; 2012.
  • 27. Rhodes VA, McDaniel RW. The index of nausea, vomiting, and retching: A new format of the index of nausea and vomiting. Oncol Nurs Forum. 1999;26:889-894.
  • 28. Sahmeddini MA, Fazelzadeh A. Does auricular acupuncture reduce postoperative vomiting after cholecystectomy? J Altern Complement Med. 2008;14:1275-1279.
  • 29. Taspinar A, Sirin A. Effect of acupressure on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in gynecologic cancer patients in Turkey. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2010;14:49-54.
Figure 1

Random assignment flow sheet.

kjan-26-330-g001.jpg
Figure 2

Changes of nausea and vomiting in experimental group and control group through repeated measures ANOVA.

kjan-26-330-g002.jpg
Table 1

Homogeneity Test for General Characteristics and Pre-test Dependent Variables of Participants (N=52)

kjan-26-330-i001.jpg

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group; BMI=body mass index; NRS=numeric rating scale severity of nausea; INVR=index of nausea, vomiting and retching.

Table 2

Change in Severity of Nausea, Nausea and Vomiting, Serotonin Before and After Auricular Acupressure (N=52)

kjan-26-330-i002.jpg

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group; INVR=index of nausea, vomiting and retching.

†Covariate : 3.25; ‡Corvariate : 97.03.

Figure & Data

References

    Citations

    Citations to this article as recorded by  
    • The effect of ear acupressure on sexual functioning among lactating women: A randomized sham controlled trial
      Zainab Alimoardi, Sanaz Barghamadi, Terry Oleson, Mohammad Hossein Ayati, Mark D. Griffiths, Nasim Bahrami
      European Journal of Integrative Medicine.2023; 63: 102285.     CrossRef
    • The Effect of Self-Acupressure on Peripheral Neuropathy, Disturbance in Daily Activity, and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients undergoing Chemotherapy
      Su Young Kim, Jeong Sook Park
      Asian Oncology Nursing.2021; 21(3): 129.     CrossRef
    • The effects of auricular acupressure on the sleep of the elderly using polysomnography, actigraphy and blood test: Randomized, single-blind, sham control
      Juyon Min, Bomi Kim, Hyojung Park
      Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice.2021; 45: 101464.     CrossRef
    • The effect of ear acupressure (auriculotherapy) on sexual function of lactating women: protocol of a randomized sham controlled trial
      Sanaz Barghamadi, Zainab Alimoardi, Terry Oleson, Nasim Bahrami
      Trials.2020;[Epub]     CrossRef
    • Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Women With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
      Gee Youn Go, Hyojung Park
      Gastroenterology Nursing.2020; 43(2): E24.     CrossRef
    • Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy
      Nayeon Shin, Jummi Park
      Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2018; 30(3): 227.     CrossRef

    Download Citation

    Download a citation file in RIS format that can be imported by all major citation management software, including EndNote, ProCite, RefWorks, and Reference Manager.

    Format:

    Include:

    Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Chemotherapy-induced Nausea, Vomiting, and Serum Serotonin Level
    Korean J Adult Nurs. 2014;26(3):330-340.   Published online June 30, 2014
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2014.26.3.330
    Download Citation
    Download a citation file in RIS format that can be imported by all major citation management software, including EndNote, ProCite, RefWorks, and Reference Manager.
    Format:
    • RIS — For EndNote, ProCite, RefWorks, and most other reference management software
    • BibTeX — For JabRef, BibDesk, and other BibTeX-specific software
    Include:
    • Citation for the content below
    Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Chemotherapy-induced Nausea, Vomiting, and Serum Serotonin Level
    Korean J Adult Nurs. 2014;26(3):330-340.   Published online June 30, 2014
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2014.26.3.330
    Close

    Figure

    • 0
    • 1
    Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Chemotherapy-induced Nausea, Vomiting, and Serum Serotonin Level
    Image Image
    Figure 1 Random assignment flow sheet.
    Figure 2 Changes of nausea and vomiting in experimental group and control group through repeated measures ANOVA.

    Figure 1

    Figure 2

    Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Chemotherapy-induced Nausea, Vomiting, and Serum Serotonin Level

    Homogeneity Test for General Characteristics and Pre-test Dependent Variables of Participants (N=52)

    Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group; BMI=body mass index; NRS=numeric rating scale severity of nausea; INVR=index of nausea, vomiting and retching.

    Change in Severity of Nausea, Nausea and Vomiting, Serotonin Before and After Auricular Acupressure (N=52)

    Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group; INVR=index of nausea, vomiting and retching.

    †Covariate : 3.25; ‡Corvariate : 97.03.
    Table 1 Homogeneity Test for General Characteristics and Pre-test Dependent Variables of Participants (N=52)

    Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group; BMI=body mass index; NRS=numeric rating scale severity of nausea; INVR=index of nausea, vomiting and retching.

    Table 2 Change in Severity of Nausea, Nausea and Vomiting, Serotonin Before and After Auricular Acupressure (N=52)

    Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group; INVR=index of nausea, vomiting and retching.

    †Covariate : 3.25; ‡Corvariate : 97.03.

    Table 1

    Table 2

    Korean J Adult Nurs : Korean Journal of Adult Nursing

    ABOUT

    BROWSE ARTICLES 

    EDITORIAL POLICY

    FOR CONTRIBUTORS  

    © Korean Society of Adult Nursing.
    TOP