Effect of Chinese herb acupoint application on constipation in advanced cancer patients / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of acupoint application with Chinese herbs on constipation in advanced cancer patients. Methods Sixty-one advanced cancer patients with constipation were randomly divided into the experiment and the control groups with 31 in the experiment group and 30 in the control group. The control group was treated only by routine care , while the experiment group was cared by routine nursing points and acupoint application with Shenque and Zusanli , 6 h perday for 7 d. The two groups were compared in terms of the curative effect. Result The response rates in the experiment and control groups were 87.1%and 56.7%, respectively (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupoint application with Chinese herbs to treat constipation in patients with advanced tumors has a better therapeutic effect.