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Databases searched were CENTRAL (Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2002), MEDLINE (1966-May 2002), CINAHL (1982-April 2002), British Nursing Index (1994-April 2002), EMBASE (1980-week 25, 2002), AMED (1985-April, 2002), PsycINFO (1887-April, 2002), SIGLE (1980-March, 2002), CancerLit (1975-April, 2002), and Dissertation Abstracts International (1861-March, 2002). Reference lists of relevant articles were searched for additional studies.
Reviews were included if they
Two studies assessed the symptom of nausea. Both studies showed a reduction in nausea in hospitalized patients.