Partner-Delivered Reflexology: Effects on Cancer Pain and Anxiety

Abstract

Hospitals could have qualified professionals offer reflexology as a complementary therapy and teach interested partners the modality.

Investigating the Effect of Reflexology in Intensity of Pain and Anxiety Among Patients Suffering From Metastatic Cancer in Adults’ Hematology Ward

“…For anxiety also 62 and 23% reduction in anxiety was reported for the treatment and control groups, respectively. Their findings indicated that reflexology can have a considerable role in mitigating pain and anxiety of patients [19].…”

“…This is a promising outcome in using non-pharmacological nursing care that mitigates pain and anxiety for patients, especially in cancer patients. Most studies around the world suggest a positive effect of reflexology on anxiety and pain in patients suffering from different problems including different types of cancer [19,26,27,28].…”

“…was used, in which α=0.5, β=0.2, based on p1=0.5 and p2=0.2 (19). The sample volume for each group was obtained as 39, where by applying 15% attrition, the final sample volume for each group was estimated as 42 individuals.…”

Formación y aplicación de las terapias complementarias en los cuidados de enfermería al paciente oncológico

“…Aun así, los estudios basados en la evidencia no nos muestran un alto valor de que sean estadísticamente significativos 14 . Se han hecho estudios sobre TC y enfermos oncológicos en los que destacan los efectos positivos obtenidos, como la disminución del miedo [15][16][17][18][19] , de la ansiedad [15][16][17]19 , del dolor 20 , de los vómitos y náuseas producidos por la quimioterapia 21 , del estrés 18 y la fatiga [22][23][24] , así como el aumento de los sentimientos de control, relajación 25 , felicidad 26 , conciencia de sí mismo y autoestima 27,28 . De la misma forma, hay diversos estudios que concluyen que el paciente oncológico que se trata en el ámbito extrahospitalario (consultas privadas) pocas veces comenta a su médico oncólogo que es tratado con TC [12][13][14]29,30 .…”

Reflexology for the Symptomatic Treatment of Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review

“…8,9 Reflexology is often used as supportive care for cancer patients, especially for the reduction of pain, nausea and emotional disturbances, which include anxiety and depression. [10][11][12] Four previous reviews have assessed the value of reflexology. [13][14][15][16] However, these reviews are now outdated and focus on topics other than breast cancer.…”