Dor em paciente oncológico: Revisão sistemática da literatura

Abstract

Introduction: Cancer pain is a common symptom in cancer patients, with the aggravating factor that about 40 to 50% of cases do not find adequate relief, due to its multifactorial nature, especially terminal patients in palliative care. Pharmacological therapy is often insufficient to relieve this pain, making it essential to use complementary therapies (CT) in association with conventional ones to manage cancer pain. Objective: This study aimed to gather the results of clinical studies that addressed the use of CT in the treatment of pain in cancer patients in palliative care, published between 2018 and 2023, to verify if there are already more robust results on the use of these therapies in this context and which CTs are being used successfully to relieve pain in these patients. Methodology: Systematic literature review, based on interventional or observational clinical trials, published in the last five years(2018-2023). Results:Thirteen articles were found, which presented positive results in the palliative treatment of cancer pain, using the following therapies: osteopathy; interactive guided imagery + progressive muscle relaxation; reflexology; acupuncture; acupressure;Reiki; massage and topical use of Costussp oil. Conclusion: Despite the increase in thesestudies in recent years and the positive results, the evidence of the benefits of CT in combating cancer pain still lacks greater robustness, through studies with larger samples and with control groups.