Effect of Implementing Acupressure on Pain among Breast Cancer Patients

Abouelatta, Samah; Ismail, Wafaa; Bakr, Amal; Hamed, Rasha Hamdy; Abd El Rahem, Heba Abd El Rahem

doi:10.21608/pssjn.2023.168510.1228

Effect of Implementing Acupressure on Pain among Breast Cancer Patients

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ medical surgical , faculty of nursing , port said university

² medical surgical , faculty of nursing, mansoura university

³ medical surgical department, faculty of nursing, port said university

⁴ Professor of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Faculty of Medicine - Mansoura University

⁵ Assistant professor of Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing - Port Said University

10.21608/pssjn.2023.168510.1228

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in women, and the second main cause of cancer death among them, after lung cancer. Cancer -related pain often co-occurs with insomnia. Aim of study: Explore the effect of implemented acupressure on pain among breast cancer patients. Subjects and Method : Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in Oncology Department at Mansoura University Hospitals. Subjects: A purposive sample of 60 adult female patients with breast cancer. Tool of data collection: The data collected through the following tools: Structured interview, Pain assessment tool and Numeric rating Scale of pain. The results: The study revealed that after implementing of acupressure, there was decreased in pain for study sample (t-test=5.34*) rather than the control sample. Conclusion: This study concluded that, implementing of acupressure have positive affect on reducing pain among breast cancer patients. Recommendations: Encourage oncology hospitals to apply acupressure as a treatment line to manage pain for breast cancer patients. Also, further researches are needed with large sample size for generalization of the results.

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