Title of article :
Therapeutic Effect of Massage on the Patients in Intensive Care Unit
Author/Authors :
Jamaati ، Hamidreza Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tobacco Prevention and Control Research Center (TPCRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD) - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Vahedian-Azimi ، Amir School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trauma Research Center - Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Ebadi ، Abbas School of Nursing and Midwifery, Behavioral Sciences Research Center - Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Ahmadi ، Fazlollah Department of Nursing - Faculty of Medical Sciences - Tarbiat Modares University , Saadat ، Soheil Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Kashafi ، Mohammad Bagher Department of Nursing - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Asghari-Jafarabadi ، Mohammad Department of Statistics and Epidemiology - Road Traffic Injury Prevention Research Center - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Avazeh ، Azar Department of Nursing - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Zanjan University of Medical Sciences , Hashemian ، Mohammadreza Masih Daneshvari Hospital, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC) - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Background: Different and unrelieved side effects of hospitalization in intensive care unit can easily affect the patients and cause irritabilities and fluctuations in different vital signs. Objectives: To determine the effect of different massage therapists on the 6 vital signs of conscious hospitalized patients in ICU. Patients and Methods: The study was a randomized controlled clinical trial, which was conducted in 33 patients and 33 family members in experimental group 1 and 33 patients and 33 nurses in experimental group 2 and 2, and 33 patients in the control group. Data collection tool consisted of demographic data and a checklist to record the patient’s vital signs (systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, respiratory rate, temperature, pulse rate, pressure of oxygen saturated, and pain). All measurements were conducted at the same time in three groups as follow: before the intervention (30 minutes full-body massage therapy), and 1, 2, 3, and 4 hours after intervention. The massage techniques included static, surface tension, stretching, superficial lymph unloads, transverse friction, and myofacial releasing techniques. Results: Multivariate analyses revealed significant differences between experimental groups 1 and 2 and the control group with regard to the systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse rate (PR), respiratory rate (RR), temperature (T), saturated of peripheral oxygen (SPO2), and pain in all time points after intervention (P 0.05). The differences were more significant in experimental group one than group two. Conclusions: Having different massage therapists have several unparalleled positive effects on the patients’ clinical conditions; and therefore, it should be recognized as one of the most important clinical considerations for all hospitalized patients.
Keywords :
Vital Signs , Pain , Visual Analog Scale , Intensive Care Units , Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal title :
archives of critical care medicine