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ArticleIntegrative cancer therapies2018

Inpatient Acupuncture at a Major Cancer Center.

M Kay Garcia, Lorenzo Cohen, Michael Spano, Amy Spelman, Yousra Hashmi, Alejandro Chaoul, Qi Wei, Gabriel Lopez

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Article in Integrative cancer therapies, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M Kay Garcia1 The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Lorenzo Cohen1 The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Michael Spano1 The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Amy Spelman1 The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Yousra Hashmi1 The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Alejandro Chaoul1 The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Qi Wei1 The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Gabriel Lopez1 The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Fabien Delerue · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUse of complementary and integrative therapies is increasing among cancer patients, but data regarding the impact treatments such as acupuncture have in an inpatient oncology setting are limited.

methodsPatients who received acupuncture in an inpatient hospital environment between December 2014 and December 2015 were asked to complete a modified Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS; 0-10 scale) before and after each visit. Pre- and post-treatment scores were examined for each symptom using paired t tests.

resultsA total of 172 inpatients were treated with acupuncture in their hospital beds (257 visits). Thirty percent (n = 51) received at least one additional follow-up treatment (mean visits/patient = 1.5). Completion rate of the modified ESAS after acupuncture was 42%. The most common reasons for not completing the post-treatment ESAS were "patient too drowsy" or "patient fell asleep" (72%). For patients who reported a baseline symptom score ≥1, the greatest improvements (mean change ± SD) after acupuncture on the initial visit were found for pain (-1.8 ± 2.2; n = 69; P < .0001), nausea (-1.2 ± 1.9; n = 30; P < .001), anxiety (-0.8 ± 1.8; n = 36; P = .01), drowsiness (-0.6 ± 1.8; n = 57; P = .02), and fatigue (-0.4 ± 1.1; n = 67; P = .008). For patients who received at least one follow-up visit, significant improvement from baseline was found for sleep disturbance (-2.5 ± 4.4; n = 17; P = .03), anxiety (-2.4 ± 1.7; n = 9; P = .002), pain (-2.3 ± 2.7; n = 20; P = .001), and drowsiness (-2.0 ± 2.6; n = 16; P = .008).

conclusionsPatients who received inpatient acupuncture at a major cancer center experienced significant improvement after treatment for pain, sleep disturbance, anxiety, drowsiness, nausea, and fatigue.

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Acupuncture TherapyAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsYoung Adultacupuncturecancerinpatientintegrative medicineoncology

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