Acupuncture in adults with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: a systematic review

AUTOR(ES)

Baviera, Amanda Fonseca

FONTE

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

18/03/2019

RESUMO

RESUMO Objetivo: analisar e sintetizar o conhecimento sobre o efeito da acupuntura nos sintomas da neuropatia periférica induzida por quimioterapia em adultos com câncer. Método: o método utilizado foi uma Revisão Sistemática. Artigos potenciais foram identificados através de pesquisa na PubMed of National Library of Medicine, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, Cochrane Central e Scopus. Seguindo a estratégia Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis foram identificados 607 artigos. Depois de eliminar artigos duplicados, todos os títulos e resumos foram revisados, deixando sete artigos para revisão na íntegra, e após tal revisão, cinco artigos foram selecionados para inclusão no presente estudo. Resultados: dos cinco artigos incluídos, quatro eram estudos de coorte e um era um estudo quase experimental. Todos os artigos mostraram que a acupuntura estava associada a uma melhora na neuropatia periférica, mas o tipo de protocolo, o uso de medicamentos, o tempo de tratamento e as diferenças entre as medidas de desfecho dificultaram a comparação entre os estudos. Conclusão: o uso da acupuntura parece estar associado à melhora dos sintomas da neuropatia periférica induzida por quimioterapia e não tem efeitos colaterais. São necessários mais estudos experimentais usando tanto medidas subjetivas como objetivas para melhorar as evidências sobre os benefícios associados à acupuntura.ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze and synthesize knowledge about the effect of acupuncture on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms in adults with cancer. Method: the method used was a Systematic Review. Potential articles were identified by searching in the PubMed of National Library of Medicine, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, Cochrane Central and Scopus. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses strategy, 607 articles were identified. After removing the duplicates, all titles and abstracts were reviewed, and seven articles were selected for full review. After the full review, five studies were selected for inclusion. Results: of the five articles included, four were cohort studies and one was a quasi-experimental study. All articles showed that acupuncture was associated with an improvement in the peripheral neuropathy, but the type of protocol, use of medications, time of treatment, and different outcome measures made it difficult to compare the studies. Conclusion: the use of acupuncture appears to be associated with an improvement in the symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and has no side effects. In order to improve the evidence about benefits associated with acupuncture, more experimental studies using both subjective and objective measures are needed.

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