艾灸联合中药足浴对胃肠道肿瘤化疗患者癌因性疲乏的影响

摘要

Abstract：Objective To investigate the effect of moxibustion combined with traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)foot-bath on cancer-related fatigue(CRF)of patients undergoing chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer. Methods 〓Totally 95 patients undergoing chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer were assigned to the control group(n=48)and the observation group(n=47). Patients of both two groups received routine care and aerobic exercise during chemotherapy, and those of the observation group were given moxibustion combined with TCM foot-bath. The CRF degree and sleep quality of patients were evaluated before and after the intervention. Results After 16 weeks of intervention, patients of the observation group achieved lower scores of Brief Fatigue Inventory(2.35±3.27 vs. 3.82±4.36, P0.01)and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(6.08±5.21 vs. 9.49±3.72, P0.01)compared with those of the control group. Conclusion The combined therapy of moxibustion and TCM foot-bath is effective to relieve the CRF and improve the sleep quality of patients undergoing chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer.