The Impact of Massage and Reading on Children’s Pain and Anxiety After Cardiovascular Surgery: A Pilot Study*

Staveski, Sandra; Boulanger, Karen T.; Erman, Lee; Lin, Li; Almgren, Christina; Journel, Chloe; Roth, Stephen J.; Golianu, Brenda

doi:10.1097/pcc.0000000000001615

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“…Although the parents were requested to apply moderate pressure, there were no compliance checks on the parents’ massages in this study. In a study on pain and anxiety after cardiovascular surgery, sixty children were randomly assigned to receive three massage sessions or three reading visits on the first three postoperative days [48]. The children receiving massage therapy had significantly lower anxiety scores and lower total benzodiazepine exposure for the three days following heart surgery.…”

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Pediatric Massage Therapy Research: A Narrative Review

Field

2019

Children

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This narrative review on pediatric massage literature from the last decade suggests that massage therapy has positive effects on several pediatric conditions. These include preterm infant growth, psychological problems including aggression, gastrointestinal problems including constipation and diarrhea, painful conditions including burns and sickle cell, muscle tone disorders including cerebral palsy and Down syndrome, and chronic illnesses including diabetes, asthma cancer, and HIV. Potential underlying mechanisms for the massage therapy effects include increased vagal activity and decreased stress hormones. Limitations of the literature include the need for more randomized controlled trials, longitudinal studies, and underlying mechanism studies.

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Section: Child and Adolescent Massage Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

Pediatric Massage Therapy Research: A Narrative Review

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2019

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“…Nonetheless, preventing or effectively treating withdrawal syndrome might reduce the number of subsequent readmissions. Proposed measures for doing so include better selection of analgesics, implementation of nurse‐driven analgesic and sedation protocols, and administration of opioid‐weaning treatments and massage therapy . Although further studies are needed, multidisciplinary team approaches may reduce the incidence of withdrawal syndrome and, consequently, readmission.…”

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Incidence and risk factors for readmission to a paediatric intensive care unit

Konishi

Hatachi

Ikebe

et al. 2019

Nursing in Critical Care

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Background: Unscheduled readmission to a paediatric intensive care unit can lead to unfavourable patient outcomes. Therefore, determining the incidence and risk factors is important. Previous studies on such readmissions have only focused on the first 48 hours after discharge and described the relative risk factors as unmodifiable.Aim: To identify the incidence and risk factors of unscheduled readmission to a paediatric intensive care unit within 7 days of discharge.Design: This was a retrospective observational study.Methods: Our study population comprised consecutive patients admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit of our tertiary hospital in Japan in 2012 to 2016. We determined the incidence of unscheduled readmission to the unit within 7 days of discharge and identified potential risk factors using multivariable logistic regression analysis.Results: Among the 2432 admissions (1472 patients), 60 admissions (2.5%, 44 patients) were followed by ≥1 unscheduled readmission. The median time to readmission was 3.5 days. The most common causes for readmission were respiratory issues and cardiovascular symptoms. The significant risk factors for readmission within 7 days of discharge were unscheduled initial admission (odds ratio [OR]: 3.02; 95% confidence interval [CI:] 1.45-6.31), admission from a general ward (OR: 5.13; 95% CI: 1.75-15.0), and withdrawal syndrome during the initial stay (OR: 3.95; 95%

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“…In this regard, van Dijk et al exhibited that massage therapy has no considerable influence on the reduction of respiratory changes in children who suffered from burns (28). Similarly, Staveski et al reported that massage does no significantly mitigate post-surgical pain in children (29).…”

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The Effect of a Hand Massage on the Physiological Changes Induced by Intravenous Line Insertion in Children Aged Three to Six: A Clinical Trial

et al. 2019

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Background: The insertion of intravenous (IV) line is one of the most painful procedures in pediatric wards, which can lead to complications such as changes in the physiological parameters of the patient. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a hand massage on controlling changes in the physiological parameters caused by inserting IV line in children. Methods: This clinical trial was conducted in the Surgery Ward of a teaching pediatric hospital in Tabriz between 2016 and 2017. A total of 70 qualified children were enrolled and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent massage therapy five minutes before venipuncture until it was completed. Physiological responses of both groups were measured and recorded before and immediately after the intervention. Eventually, the data were analyzed in SPSS version 24 using descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and analytical (independent and paired t-tests) statistics. Results: The results of statistical analysis revealed that the increase in heart rate in response to the pain caused by venipuncture is significantly lower in the massage group than in the control group (P = 0.001). Conclusions: A hand massage is an easy, inexpensive, and practical technique that could be administered along with other pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical methods to control physiological responses of pain due to IV line insertion in children.

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The Impact of Massage and Reading on Children’s Pain and Anxiety After Cardiovascular Surgery: A Pilot Study*

Cited by 32 publications

References 24 publications

Pediatric Massage Therapy Research: A Narrative Review

Pediatric Massage Therapy Research: A Narrative Review

Incidence and risk factors for readmission to a paediatric intensive care unit

The Effect of a Hand Massage on the Physiological Changes Induced by Intravenous Line Insertion in Children Aged Three to Six: A Clinical Trial

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