Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHOD: A longitudinal study was performed with 153 women with breast cancer at four teaching hospitals in northern Taiwan from June 1, 2009 to July 31, 2013. Researchers collected data before treatment and the 1st and 3rd months after chemotherapy. Yang deficiency pattern was examined using the Meridian Energy Analysis Device Me-Pro. Symptom severity and interference were assessed using the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Taiwan version. CAM use was evaluated using the US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) classification. RESULTS: Meridian energy remained essentially the same over the 3-month period as the difference was not statistically significant. As time went by, patients developed worsening symptom severity and interference. More than 66% of the patients used CAM during chemotherapy. Older women had lower overall meridian energy. The more severe the symptoms were, the lower the overall meridian energy was. The patients who used tai chi or qi gong had higher overall meridian energy and those who used prayer or spirituality had lower overall meridian energy. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS:
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Authors | Sheng-Miauh Huang, Li-Yin Chien, Cheng-Jeng Tai, Ping-Ho Chen, Pei-Ju Lien, Chen-Jei Tai |
Journal | Complementary therapies in medicine
(Complement Ther Med)
Vol. 23
Issue 2
Pg. 233-41
(Apr 2015)
ISSN: 1873-6963 [Electronic] Scotland |
PMID | 25847561
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Antineoplastic Agents
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Breast Neoplasms
(drug therapy, physiopathology, psychology)
- Female
- Humans
- Linear Models
- Longitudinal Studies
- Meridians
- Middle Aged
- Taiwan
- Yang Deficiency
(etiology, therapy)
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