Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine (동의생리병리학회지)

The Physiological Society of Korean Medicine and The Society of Pathology in Korean Medicine (대한동의생리학회·한의병리학회)
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Effectiveness of Additional Acupuncture Therapy for Lung Cancer Patients - A single group before-and-after, preliminary study -

폐암 환자에 대한 부가적인 침치료 효과 - 단일군, 전후, 예비임상 연구 -

  • Kim, Do Hyung (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Jeon, Doo Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Seung Chan (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Seung Eun (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Woo Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Han, Chang Woo (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, So Yeon (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Jun-Yong (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Yun Seong (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
  • 김도형 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 전두수 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 박승찬 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 이승은 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 조우현 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 한창우 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 김소연 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 최준용 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 김윤성 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2013.11.25
  • Accepted : 2013.12.26
  • Published : 2014.02.25
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Abstract

This study is a single group before-and-after study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of additional acupuncture therapy for lung cancer patients being treated with chemotherapy. Acupuncture therapy was conducted twice a day at least for a week. The effectiveness outcome measures were the Korean Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT-L) and the Korean Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) at the baseline, discharge and four weeks after discharge, and visual analogue scale(VAS) checked daily from the baseline to discharge. Ten patients were enrolled, one patient had excluded due to acute exacerbation of lung cancer. The data of nine patients showed some improvement in all of FACT-L, FACIT-F and VAS, however, there were no statistical significance. Additional acupuncture therapy for lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy might be beneficial to improve the quality of life(QoL) and to improve fatigue. Prospective trials with complex traditional Korean medicine interventions are needed to further investigation.

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