Therapeutic Massage Intervention for Hospitalized Patients with Cancer: A Pilot Study

Tóth, Mária; Kahn, Janet R.; Walton, Tracy; Hrbek, Andrea; Eisenberg, David M.; Phillips, Russell S.

doi:10.1089/107628003322017341

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“…Regarding to pain was found on the basis of the described studies, above that the results converge because massage therapy decreases pain levels in some so significantly (Weinrich & Weinrich, 1990;Ferrell-Torry & Glick, 1993;Grealish, Lomasney, & Whiteman, 2000;Wilkie et al, 2000;Toth et al, 2003;Post-White et al, 2003;Cassileth & Vickers, 2004;Currin & Meister, 2008;Young, 2008;Jane et al, 2009;Adams, White & Beckett, 2010;Sui-Whi, et al, 2011) and in others not (Deng & Cassileth, 2005;Ferreira & Lauretti, 2007;Kutner et al, 2008).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…As for anxiety, there was a decrease of anxiety with 24% (Ferrell-Torry & Glick, 1993) and 50% (Cassileth & Vickers, 2004), however only a study anxiety increased from 3.83 to 4.75 (Toth et al, 2003). Another studies showed a significant reduction in anxiety and depression after massage therapy (Post-White, Kinney, Savik, Gau & Lerner, 2003;Hernandez-Reif, Ironson, Field, Hurley, Katz & Diego, 2004;Cassileth & Vickers, 2004;Deng & Cassileth, 2005;Young, 2008;Jane et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 95%

“…Through the analysis of the results of the studies selected, we categorize them according to the focus of nursing -Classificação Internacional para a Prática de Enfermagem (CIPE), including pain, anxiety, depression, discomfort and suffering. Taking into account the main results enhance the massage therapy reduces: immediate levels of pain in cancer patients were male (Weinrich & Weinrich, 1990), pain levels of approximately 50% and 10% more improvement in sick bay than in the relocation and more durability (Cassileth & Vickers, 2004), the intensity of the pain between 60% (Ferrell-Torry & Glick, 1993) and 42% (Wilkie et al, 2000), as well as its average decrease of 5.50 to 3.83 (Toth et al, 2003) and 5.18 to 2.33 values (Adams, White & Beckett, 2010). Also through the qualitative results enhance improvements total pain (Adams et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Effect of Massage Therapy in Cancer Patients

Alves¹,

Jardim²,

Gomes³

2016

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The increase in longevity and incidence of chronic diseases reveals an increased importance in terms of public health. The oncologic illness as such, it is a debilitating and progressive pathology with need for prevention and symptomatic relief. In order to respond to the question: "The effect of massage therapy on cancer patients?" We have done a review of empirical literature indexed in databases online, getting only 21 articles published since 1990 to 2015. It was possible to verify some of the effects of massage therapy, particularly in relieving pain, decreased anxiety, depression and nausea and increased well-being. Not found the effect of this intervention on the relief of suffering and the quality of life of patients. With the heterogeneity of methodologies, studies suggest the development of more homogeneous research, materials and methods to assess the effects of massage therapy in cancer patients

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confidence: 89%

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confidence: 95%

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confidence: 99%

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The Effect of Massage Therapy in Cancer Patients

Alves¹,

Jardim²,

Gomes³

2016

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“…Taking into account the main results, it can be enhanced that massage therapy reduces: immediate levels of pain in male cancer patients (Weinrich & Weinrich[26]), pain levels of approximately 50% plus an improvement of 10% in sick bay rather than in the relocation and more durability of such reduction in pain (Cassileth & Vickers [6]), the intensity of the pain between 60% (Ferrell-Torry & Glick [13]) and 42% (Wilkie et al [27]), as well as its average decrease of 5.50 to 3.83 (Toth et al [25]) and 5.18 to 2.33 values (Adams, White & Beckett [1]). Also, through the qualitative results enhance improvements of total pain (Adams et al [1]).…”

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confidence: 99%

Effect of Massage Therapy in Cancer Patients in Palliative Situation

Alves¹,

Jardim²,

Gomes³

2017

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The increase in longevity and incidence of chronic diseases reveals an increased importance in terms of public health. The oncologic illness is a debilitating and progressive pathology with need for prevention and symptomatic relief. In order to find the answer to the question: "What is the effect of massage therapy in cancer patients?" we have reviewed the empirical literature indexed in databases online, finding only 21 articles published between 1990 and 2015. It was possible to verify some of the effects of massage therapy, particularly in relieving pain, decreased anxiety, depression and nausea and increased well-being. However, it was not found the effect of this intervention on the relief of suffering and the quality of life of patients. With the heterogeneity of methodologies, studies suggest the development of more homogeneous research, materials and methods to assess the effects of massage therapy in cancer patients.

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“…Massage therapy is considered one of the most accepted alternative and complementary therapy that is used in nursing and midwifery field, easy to implement, safe, noninvasive and relatively cheap [9] Therapeutic massage is an ideal way to deal with stress and health disorders naturally as it provides both physical and emotional wellness. The massage sessions can vary from single sessions to a regular massage for a short span, over a period of time [10] The three main physical effects of therapeutic massage are release of muscle tension, increased blood circulation and initiation of relaxation response.…”

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The Impact of Slow-Stroke Back Message on Anxiety Level of Low Risk Parturient Mothers in the Fourth Stage of Labor

Elkheshen

Ahmed

Abdelgawad

2017

IJND

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Aim of the study: To assess the impact of slow-stroke back message on anxiety level of low risk parturient mothers in the fourth stage of labor. Subjects and methods: Design: quasi-experimental design. Setting: obstetric department at Al Galaa maternity hospital. Sample: 44 low risk parturient mothers per group (study and control) fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. Tools used: sociodemographic questionnaire, State trait anxiety inventory questionnaire, slow stroke back message. Results: About half of the experimental and control groups women`s age was between 25-30 years of age. For the experimental group about 36.4 % of the mothers had a basic education, and 70 % were housewives. The results also revealed that there was decrease in the anxiety scores throughout the study time starting from immediately at the beginning of fourth stage of labor till discharge from hospital in the study group unlike the control group whose results revealed that most women remain in the same level of anxiety (mild to moderate) 52.3% and 59% immediately after labor and before discharge respectively. Conclusion and recommendation: The findings of our study showed that slow-stroke back massage in the first few hours after birth (6-12 hrs.) reduced the mother's anxiety level, so it is recommended to use massage in the early hours after labor to help the mother to reduce their anxiety.

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Therapeutic Massage Intervention for Hospitalized Patients with Cancer: A Pilot Study

Cited by 19 publications

References 27 publications

The Effect of Massage Therapy in Cancer Patients

The Effect of Massage Therapy in Cancer Patients

Effect of Massage Therapy in Cancer Patients in Palliative Situation

The Impact of Slow-Stroke Back Message on Anxiety Level of Low Risk Parturient Mothers in the Fourth Stage of Labor

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