Meditation Practice can be effective on Nausea and Vomiting ofpatients with breast cancer under chemotherapy

Nausea and vomiting are known asthe most common complicationexperienced by ۷۰% of patientsbelong antiemetic medications. Theaim of this study was to determinethe effect of Meditation on TwinHearts on Nausea and Vomiting inbreast cancer patients underchemotherapy.This is a clinical trial study. ۱۲۰ womenwith breast cancer referred tochemotherapy Khonsari hospital samplingwere recruited through random allocationto two groups. Research Tools: patientsbefore the intervention completeddemographic questionnaire, Visual scalefor nausea and vomiting severity checklist.In the study, patients in the experimentalgroup training Meditation on Twin Heartswith it for half an hour was given by a coworkerand patients had at least ۳ times aweek for two week to do their meditation.After the intervention, nausea andvomiting severity in both groups wascompleted. Data analysis was done withSPSS version ۲۰ and α =۰.۰۵ wasconsidered.

کلیدواژه ها:

Meditation ، breast cancer ، Nausea ، Vomiting