| Titre : | Effect of hand massage on pain and anxiety in patients after liver transplantation: A randomised controlled trial (2020) |
| Auteurs : | Bilsev Demir ; Serdar Saritas |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (Vol. 39, May 2020) |
| Article en page(s) : | 6p. |
| Note générale : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101152 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Anxiété ; Douleur ; Essai clinique ; Foie ; Massage ; Transplantation |
| Résumé : |
Objectives
This study aimed to determine the effects of hand massage on postoperative pain, and anxiety levels in liver transplant patients. Methods This study was a randomised clinical trial. The study sample comprised 80 adult patients who had liver transplantation: 40 experimental and 40 control group. In the experimental group, the researcher performed hand massage. No treatment was performed in the control group. To analyse the data, descriptive statistics, a chi-squared test, a t-test for dependent groups, and a t-test for independent groups were used. Results According to hand massage follow-ups after liver transplantation, the mean scores of pain intensity and anxiety levels was lower, with a statistical significance in the experimental group compared with the control group in all measurements before and after hand massage (p Conclusions The hand massage applied to liver transplant patients positively affected and decreased the severity of pain, and anxiety levels. |
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