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| Title |
Acupressure for persistent cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors (AcuCrft): a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-12-132 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Suzanna Maria Zick, Gwen Karilyn Wyatt, Susan Lynn Murphy, J Todd Arnedt, Ananda Sen, Richard Edmund Harris |
| Abstract |
Despite high levels of clinically significant persistent cancer related fatigue in breast cancer survivors few treatments are currently available and most pose a significant burden on the part of the woman. Acupressure, a component of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has been shown to decrease fatigue levels by as much as 70% in cancer survivors while being inexpensive, non-toxic and an easy to use intervention. The primary aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of two types of self-administered acupressure (relaxation acupressure and stimulating acupressure), compared to standard of care on fatigue severity. Secondary aims were to evaluate the efficacy of two types of acupressure on sleep and kinetic parameters required for implementation of acupressure in a clinical setting; The purpose of this paper is to share the methodology used including challenges and insights. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 241 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Taiwan | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 235 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 30 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 29 | 12% |
| Researcher | 26 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 45 | 19% |
| Unknown | 72 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 56 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 47 | 20% |
| Psychology | 30 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 12 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 5% |
| Unknown | 78 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 August 2015.
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#12,859,601
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#1,381
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#89,887
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#48
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