Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Side Effects of Antineoplastic Chemotherapy Prioritized by Patients: Systematic Review

    January 2024 in “ Revista CUIDARTE ”
    María Elizabeth Gómez Neva, Edwin Pulido, L. Rodríguez, Oscar Caroprese, Adriana Buitrago-López, Adriana Buitrago-Lopez
    The systematic review examines non-pharmacological interventions such as acupressure, muscle massage, music therapy, and foot baths for managing chemotherapy side effects like nausea, vomiting, sleep disorders, neutropenia, alopecia, anorexia, pain, and neuropathy. These interventions are prioritized by patients, highlighting the need for standardization in both the interventions themselves and the methods used to measure their outcomes.
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