Acupuncture as an optional treatment for hospice patients with xerostomia: an intervention study.
Acupuncture as an optional treatment for hospice patients with xerostomia: an intervention study.
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针灸作为口干症临终关怀患者的可选治疗：一项干预研究。
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2009
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通讯作者：
Birgit Holritz Rasmussen
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作者：
Liv Meidell;Birgit Holritz Rasmussen
超过70%的癌症重症患者患有口干症以及吞咽、咀嚼和说话的相关问题。本研究的目的是探讨针灸治疗是否是一个可行的选择安宁患者口干。在2年的时间内，117例患者进行了评估口干。82例患者被发现有中度口干。67个符合入选标准。其中14人被纳入，但只有8人完成了研究。在5周内进行了10次针刺治疗。针灸的效果是通过视觉模拟量表和测量一系列治疗前后的唾液分泌来衡量的。结果表明，所有患者的口干及相关症状均得到缓解，从而受益于针灸治疗。然而，进行为期5周的针灸干预研究是不可行的，在住院临终关怀，由于病人太接近死亡。
More than 70% of seriously ill patients with cancer suffer from xerostomia and the associated problems of swallowing, chewing and speaking. This study aims to investigate whether treatment with acupuncture is a viable option for hospice patients with xerostomia. During a 2-year period, 117 patients were assessed for xerostomia. Eighty-two patients were found to have moderate xerostomia. Sixty-seven fulfilled the criteria for inclusion. Of these, 14 were included but only eight completed the study. Ten acupuncture treatments were given during a 5-week period. The effect of acupuncture was measured using a visual analogue scale, and by measuring the saliva production before and after the series of treatment. The results show that all the patients experienced alleviation of dryness of the mouth and the associated symptoms, and thus benefited from the acupuncture treatment. However, conducting a 5-week acupuncture intervention study is not feasible at an inpatient hospice due to the patients being too close to death.