Effectiveness of the etiology-based antiemetic recommendations by a palliative care team for nausea in cancer patients
Palliative Care Research
; : 108-113, 2014.
Article
in Japanese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-375370
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ABSTRACT
<b>Purpose</b> To clarify the effect of a palliative care team intervention for nausea of cancer patients. <b>Methods</b> The study participants were all cancer patients who were referred to a palliative care team in Yodogawa Christian Hospital in 2010, and had nausea with score 2 or over of the Support Team Assessment Schedule Japanese version (STAS-J). The causes of nausea were classified into 4 categories. Etiology-based antiemetic medications were recommended, and the intensities of nausea were assessed using the STAS-J on the day of referral, and 7 days after. <b>Result</b> Among 27 patients were recruited for this study, 24 were assessed 7 days after. Nine patients had chemically induced nausea, eight had impaired gastric emptying, four had vestibular and central nervous system disturbance, and three had bowel obstruction. The mean STAS-J score significantly decreased from 3.0 (SD, 0.55) on the day of referral to 1.1 (0.80) after 7 days (<i>p</i><0.001). Two patients had mild drowsiness. <b>Conclusion</b> The recommendations of etiology-based antiemetics by the palliative care team may be effective for managing nausea in cancer patients.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Etiology study
Language:
Japanese
Journal:
Palliative Care Research
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article