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Abstract
Background: Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is a common side-effect for different treatments modalities for cancers. Reflexology is one of the non-pharmacological interventions that could be used to control CINV among cancer patients. Aim: Evaluate effect of foot reflexology on chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting among cancer patients. Methods: Quasi-experimental study with a purposive sample of totally 60 cancer patients from both genders who were admitted to the Oncology Center of Mansoura University Hospital was conducted. Patients were assigned to the intervention group (foot reflexology) and the control group (routine care). Data were collected using a structured interview questionnaire consists of three parts; part I; Patient’s demographic and medical data, part II; the Rhodes index for nausea, vomiting scale, and part II; question regarding the effectiveness of foot reflexology. Results: There was a statistically significant improvement in nausea and vomiting among the study group compared with the control group as the p-value ≤ 0.05 after implementing foot reflexology sessions. More than three quarters of the study participants among study group agree that the foot reflexology application was effective in improving their CINV. Conclusion & Recommendation: Foot reflexology has a good effect on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among cancer patients and should be used as an adjunct to daily care for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.