Contemporary Nursing

Objective To explore the intervention effect of aromatherapy combined with acupressure in patients with advanced breast cancer cancer pain. Methods 60 patients with advanced breast cancer cancer pain admitted to our hospital from March 2020 to March 2022 were randomly divided into two groups of 30 patients each, the control group was given conventional nursing intervention, and the observation group was given aromatherapy combined with acupressure intervention on the basis of this intervention, and the two groups were compared in terms of pain scores (VAS), scores on the Positive and Negative Emotions Scale (PANAS), the Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ- C30), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). C30), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Results The VAS scores, NA scores, and PSQI scores of the 2 groups were significantly lower (P < 0.05) and the PA scores were significantly higher (P < 0.05) after the intervention compared with the pre-intervention period, and all of them in the observation group were significantly better than those in the control group during the same period (P < 0.05). After the intervention, the symptom domain scores and single symptom factor scores of the 2 groups were significantly lower than those before the intervention (P < 0.05), and the overall quality of life scores and functional domain scores were significantly higher than those before the intervention (P < 0.05), and the scores of all dimensions of the QLQ-C30 scale of the observation group were significantly better than those of the control group in the same period (P < 0.05). Conclusion Aromatherapy combined with acupressure applied in cancer pain intervention for advanced breast cancer can reduce the degree of pain, regulate the psychological state, and improve sleep and quality of life.

Aromatherapy; Acupressure; Advanced Breast Cancer; Cancer Pain