Korean J Child Health Nurs.  2001 Jan;7(1):108-117.

A Study on the Effect of Oral Cryotherapy on Nausea Vomiting and Oral Intake by Anti Cancer Chemotherapy in Pediatric Cancer Patient

• Jeon HJ
• Kim YH

Abstract

This research objected to the diagnosed patients as acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, neuroblastoma, non- Hodgkins lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, kidney tumor, myelodysplastic syndrom and juvenile chronic leukemia after admission in the "P" hospital in Pusan from Aug. 1. 1999 to Jan. 31. 2000. The results of this study are summarized as follows. 1. On the specific character between the experimental(exp.) group and the control (con.) group : there were 7 of 4-7 years old patients(the most) in the experimental group(53.8%), 5 of 12 years old or older patients in the control group (38.5%). Patients who experienced operation were 7 in the exp. group(53.8%) and 6 in con. group(46.2%). The largest number of the patients' diagnosis was acute lymphoblastic leukemia by 5 in the exp. group(38.5%) and 4 in the con. group (30.8%). The hardest nausea came on the second day by 5 in the exp. group(38.5%), 9 in the con. group(69.2%). 2. P-score of the nausea vomiting on the number of daily anticancer drug administration : first day, the exp. group got 9.6 and the con. group 17.6(P = 0.03). 2nd day, 10.9 and 19.4(P = 0.00), 3rd day, 10.6 and 18.3(P = 0.00), 4th day 10.0 and 18.0, 5th day 10.9 and 16.8(P = 0.05). The score showed statistically significant difference(P < .05). 3.Oral intake didn't show statistically significant difference between two groups. However the average of Oral intake of the exp. group was continually higher than the con. group except to the first day after administration. In conclusion, nursing intervention and nutrition care are much more needed on the 2-3th day after administration to reduce nausea vomiting, and for remission of nausea and enlarging oral intake it is utilizable to apply the easy, economic Oral Cryotherapy to the young patients who undergo chemotherapy.

MeSH Terms

Busan
Child
Cryotherapy*
Diagnosis
Drug Therapy*
Hodgkin Disease
Humans
Kidney
Leukemia
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Nausea*
Neuroblastoma
Nursing
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Vomiting*
Child Health