Nursing study on head therapy (suspended moxibustion + head scraping) for improving sleep quality in cancer patients
头疗（悬空灸+头部刮痧）改善肿瘤患者睡眠质量的护理研究

摘要

目的 研究头疗（悬空灸+头部刮痧）改善肿瘤患者睡眠质量（Sleep Quality, SQ）的护理效果。方法 将2025年1月-2026年5月泗阳中医院肿瘤科接收的100例肿瘤患者纳入研究，随机分为研究组与参照组，每组50例。参照组用传统中医护理，研究组在参照组基础上增加头疗（悬空灸+头部刮痧），对比两组护理前后的SQ及情志不畅指数、不良安全事件出现率。结果 护理前，两组SQ、情志不畅指数均较高（P＞0.05）；护理后，两组SQ、情志不畅指数均下降，研究组低于参照组（P＜0.05）；两组不良安全事件出现率均较低（P＞0.05）。结论 头疗（悬空灸+头部刮痧）可显著改善肿瘤患者的SQ，调节情志，同时较少出现不良安全事件，整体安全性高。

Abstract

Objective To investigate the nursing efficacy of head therapy (suspended moxibustion + head scraping) in improving sleep quality (Sleep Quality, SQ) in cancer patients.
Methods A total of 100 cancer patients admitted to the Oncology Department of Siyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2025 to May 2026 were enrolled in the study and randomly divided into a study group and a control group, with 50 patients in each group. The control group received traditional Chinese medicine nursing care, while the study group received additional head therapy (suspended moxibustion + head scraping) on top of the control group’s care. The SQ, emotional distress index, and incidence of adverse safety events were compared between the two groups before and after nursing intervention.
Results Before nursing intervention, both groups exhibited higher SQ and emotional distress indices (P> 0.05). After intervention, both groups showed improvements in SQ and emotional distress indices, with the study group demonstrating lower scores than the control group (P <0.05). The incidence of adverse safety events was significantly lower in both groups (P> 0.05).
Conclusion   Head therapy (suspended moxibustion + head scraping) significantly improves SQ and regulates emotional well-being in cancer patients, with a low incidence of adverse safety events and high overall safety.