Relationship between massage therapy usage and health outcomes in older adults

Munk, Niki; Zanjani, Faika

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2010.01.007

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“…35 Data for this study were collected as part of a one-time, self-report, mail-in survey eliciting responses regarding demographics, personal health, health behaviors, CAM usage, and MT practices and behaviors. No identifying information was collected.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…35 Responses to the RAND 36-Item Health Survey 1.0 [36][37] (RAND-36) were used as outcomes variables for this study. The RAND-36 is a wellvalidated, health-related quality-of-life measure that produces a score for nine domains: perceived change in health, physical functioning, bodily pain, role limitations due to physical issues, emotional well-being, role limitations due to emotional/personal problems, social functioning, energy/ fatigue, and general health.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, to ensure statistically adequate responses from older adults who received MT in the past year, 100 surveys were distributed to MT clinics in the Lexington area, of which 38 valid surveys were returned for a total of 144 surveys included in the original study. 35 Of the 144 participants in that study, 69 (48 from voter registration list, 21 from clinic surveys) reported currently experiencing PP (i.e., answered ''yes'' to the question, ''Do you currently experience persistent pain? ''), and comprise the sample of the current study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To that end, the authors performed exploratory data analysis on data collected in a previous study. 35 The current study was conducted to examine the relationship between MT usage and reported health or quality of life among older adults who experience PP. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to examine that relationship.…”

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Massage Therapy Usage and Reported Health in Older Adults Experiencing Persistent Pain

Munk

Kruger²,

Zanjani³

2011

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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Background: Persistent pain is a frequent complaint among older adults and can greatly decrease quality of life while also contributing to other negative outcomes such as poor health, increased pharmaceutical medication usage, increased rates of depression, and cognitive decline. Objective: The current study (N ¼ 69) examines the potential impact of massage therapy (MT) in older adults (60þ years) with persistent pain, by comparing self-reported health outcome scores among those who have and have not utilized massage therapy in the past year. Design: The current study was derived from a larger study that collected data as part of a one-time, self-report, mail-in survey. Participants: Lexington, Kentucky area adults, 60 and older who reported persistent pain were eligible to participate in the study. Outcome measures: The RAND 36-Item Health Survey was used to determine participant health-related quality of life. Results: The current study demonstrated that for older adults experiencing persistent pain, massage is associated with self-report of less limitation due to physical or emotional issues, better emotional health, more energy/ less fatigue, better social functioning, and better overall health. Age, education, cumulative morbidities, number of areas in which participants reported experiencing persistent pain, and number of complementary and alternative medicine options in addition to MT utilized in the past year did not affect the association between receipt of massage and better self-reports in those domains. Conclusions: While many causes of pain for older adults elude cure, further study is warranted that examines MT as an intervention to improve coping in older adults with persistent pain.

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Massage Therapy Usage and Reported Health in Older Adults Experiencing Persistent Pain

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Kruger²,

Zanjani³

2011

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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“…Although there is a significant increase in the use of CATs [7] and many nurses have a positive attitude toward CATs [8,9], others take issue with these methods because of the perceived risk of side effects and the lack of scientific evidence [5]. Faced with increasing societal interest and growing patient demands, nurses are becoming more interested in CATs, yet nurses have concerns about the lack of scientific basis for many of these treatments.…”

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Acceptance of Complementary and Alternative Therapy among Nurses: A Q-methodological Study

Kim

2017

Korean J Adult Nurs

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Purpose: Perceptions of nurses regarding complementary and alternative therapies(CATs) acceptance illustrate how CATs can be applied in nursing practice and become the empirical basis for the expansion of nursing role. Purpose is to identify nurses' perception of CATs acceptance. Methods: A Q-methodological study, which allows for analysis of subjectivity of data, was used. A convenience P-sample was consisted of 36 nurses. Twenty-seven Q-statements were derived from a literature review and interviews with six nurses, and were then categorized on a normal distribution using a 9-point scale. The collected data were analyzed using the QUANAL PC Program. Results: Three types of perception regarding acceptance of CATs were identified among nurses. Type I was called the "cautious type"; Type II, the "positive acceptance type"; and Type III, the "considering reality type." Conclusion: Along with further exploration of the scientific evidence of CATs, adequate nursing education, and finding ways to overcome the obstacles needed for acceptance of effective and empirically tested CATs into a nursing practice, the results of this study may help promoting application of CATs as a nursing practice. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/3.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Utilization of medical rehabilitation services among older Poles: results of the PolSenior study

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BackgroundRehabilitation tailored to older adults’ needs might improve their functional performance and quality of life, as well as increase social participation. The aim of the study was to evaluate the use of medical rehabilitation services among older Poles in relation to socio-economic and health-related determinants.Materials and methodsData regarding medical rehabilitation were obtained from the nationwide, multidisciplinary PolSenior project (2007–2012) conducted on representative sample of 4813 respondents (48.3% women) aged 65+ years. Socio-economic status, physical functioning, falls, chronic pain, and formal disability occurrence, as well as self-rated health were accounted for.ResultsOne in six respondents (18.9% women vs. 15.8% men, p < 0.005) underwent medical rehabilitation during 12 months prior to the survey. Respondents mostly received electrotherapy or light radiation therapy (61.3%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that women aged 80+ years and men aged 90+ years had a significantly lower chance of using rehabilitation services compared to the youngest study participants (65–69 y.o.). City dwellers used rehabilitation services nearly twice as frequently as rural dwellers. Respondents with university education level were most likely to take part in these services. Dependence in IADL decreased participation in medical rehabilitation, while formal disability and chronic pain promoted utilization of rehabilitation services.ConclusionsYounger age, city dwelling, higher education, functional independence, formal disability certificate, and chronic pain increased participation in medical rehabilitation. Such results of the study should be considered in planning actions towards reducing health inequalities at the national level and promoting health and well-being among older adults.

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Relationship between massage therapy usage and health outcomes in older adults

Cited by 10 publications

References 36 publications

Massage Therapy Usage and Reported Health in Older Adults Experiencing Persistent Pain

Massage Therapy Usage and Reported Health in Older Adults Experiencing Persistent Pain

Acceptance of Complementary and Alternative Therapy among Nurses: A Q-methodological Study

Utilization of medical rehabilitation services among older Poles: results of the PolSenior study

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