Acupressure wrist bands to relieve nausea and vomiting in hospice patients: do they work? Am J Hosp Palliat Care 1992;9(4):26-9
Date
07/01/1992Pubmed ID
1457233DOI
10.1177/104990919200900409Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0026894962 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 17 CitationsAbstract
This study assessed the effects of acupressure wrist bands on the nausea and vomiting of terminally ill patients. Using a single subject experimental design, six hospice patients were exposed to three conditions: An acupressure wrist band; A placebo wrist band; A no wrist band condition. Patients and their caregivers rated nausea and vomiting during the treatment. Despite some difficulty obtaining complete data, the results of this preliminary test indicate that acupressure wrist bands were not effective in reducing nausea and vomiting in this small sample of hospice patients.
Author List
Brown S, North D, Marvel MK, Fons RMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Acupuncture PointsAdult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Hospices
Humans
Male
Nausea
Neoplasms
Pressure
Vomiting
