Objective To overview the systematic reviews on efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting in cancer patients.
Methods Databases were searched for systematic reviews or meta-analyses of non-pharmacological interventions for chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. The databases included CNKI, WanFang Database, VIP, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Embase and Pubmed. The retrieval time was from the establishment of the database to June 30, 2022. After screening, data were extracted from the included systematic reviews, and the quality of methodology and evidence was evaluated and analyzed.
Results A total of 19 systematic evaluations were included, among which 4 were of medium quality grade, 8 were of low quality grade, and 7 were of very low quality grade. Eight non-pharmacological interventions were evaluated and the results showed that acupoint stimulation had a positive effect on chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting.
Conclusion The result of overview of the published systematic reviews so far shows that non-pharmacological intervention can be attempted as a clinical aid for the management of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, but acupoint stimulation can be given priority. However, the methodological quality and evidence quality are low, so the effect still needs to be further validated.
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