The impact of therapeutic massage on adult residents living with complex and high level disabilities: A brief report

Cooke, Marie; Emery, Helen; Brimelow, R.; Wollin, Judy Ann

doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.04.009

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“…All community members also gave a high rating to massage therapy but the snowball sampling group in community 1 judged this to be less important, possibly reflecting this group being more disabled. Small studies suggest that the impact of massage on pain or functional outcomes may be diminished for disabled persons [50]. Other priorities included: non-professional support for chronic pain such as group meetings and activities such as arts and crafts; community education about chronic pain; and water therapy.…”

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Comparing two sampling methods to engage hard-to-reach communities in research priority setting

Valerio

Rodríguez

Winkler

et al. 2016

BMC Med Res Methodol

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BackgroundEffective community-partnered and patient-centered outcomes research needs to address community priorities. However, optimal sampling methods to engage stakeholders from hard-to-reach, vulnerable communities to generate research priorities have not been identified.MethodsIn two similar rural, largely Hispanic communities, a community advisory board guided recruitment of stakeholders affected by chronic pain using a different method in each community: 1) snowball sampling, a chain- referral method or 2) purposive sampling to recruit diverse stakeholders. In both communities, three groups of stakeholders attended a series of three facilitated meetings to orient, brainstorm, and prioritize ideas (9 meetings/community). Using mixed methods analysis, we compared stakeholder recruitment and retention as well as priorities from both communities’ stakeholders on mean ratings of their ideas based on importance and feasibility for implementation in their community.ResultsOf 65 eligible stakeholders in one community recruited by snowball sampling, 55 (85 %) consented, 52 (95 %) attended the first meeting, and 36 (65 %) attended all 3 meetings. In the second community, the purposive sampling method was supplemented by convenience sampling to increase recruitment. Of 69 stakeholders recruited by this combined strategy, 62 (90 %) consented, 36 (58 %) attended the first meeting, and 26 (42 %) attended all 3 meetings. Snowball sampling recruited more Hispanics and disabled persons (all P < 0.05). Despite differing recruitment strategies, stakeholders from the two communities identified largely similar ideas for research, focusing on non-pharmacologic interventions for management of chronic pain. Ratings on importance and feasibility for community implementation differed only on the importance of massage services (P = 0.045) which was higher for the purposive/convenience sampling group and for city improvements/transportation services (P = 0.004) which was higher for the snowball sampling group.ConclusionsIn each of the two similar hard-to-reach communities, a community advisory board partnered with researchers to implement a different sampling method to recruit stakeholders. The snowball sampling method achieved greater participation with more Hispanics but also more individuals with disabilities than a purposive-convenience sampling method. However, priorities for research on chronic pain from both stakeholder groups were similar. Although utilizing a snowball sampling method appears to be superior, further research is needed on implementation costs and resources.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12874-016-0242-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparing two sampling methods to engage hard-to-reach communities in research priority setting

Valerio

Rodríguez

Winkler

et al. 2016

BMC Med Res Methodol

268

196

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“…74 However, massage did not reduce daytime sleepiness measured by the Epworth sleepiness scale in a group of adults with complex care needs living in residential care. 75 …”

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Sleep and Long-Term Care

Richards

2018

Sleep Medicine Clinics

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A qualitative study—Patient experience of tactile massage after stroke

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Aim The aim was to evaluate emotional experiences of gentle skin massage, combined with regular rehabilitation in patients shortly after being diagnosed with stroke. Design A randomized study with two groups: standard individualized rehabilitation and tactile massage for 20 min three times per week (max nine times) or individual standardized rehabilitations. Methods This study applied a qualitative approach using semi‐structured questions to evaluate experiences of receiving tactile massage among patients with first‐time‐ever stroke. The interviews lasted between 6–25 min and analysed using manifest content analysis. Data was collected between 2015‐2017. This study applies to the COREQ checklist. Results Eight patients >18 years of age participated. The participants experienced emotional worries especially during the night hours affecting their sleep negatively. Receiving tactile massage was reported to relax and to ease worries and anxiety momentarily, during the session and for a longer period. The results also show that physical touch generates feelings of closeness. The findings will be presented in two categories: Human touch and The future .

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The impact of therapeutic massage on adult residents living with complex and high level disabilities: A brief report

Cited by 6 publications

References 24 publications

Comparing two sampling methods to engage hard-to-reach communities in research priority setting

Comparing two sampling methods to engage hard-to-reach communities in research priority setting

Sleep and Long-Term Care

A qualitative study—Patient experience of tactile massage after stroke

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