The Effect of hand and foot massage on alleviating pain and anxiety of abdominal post-operative patients at a University Hospital: A randomized control trial

Abstract

ABSTRACT:Background: Controlling and relieving acute postoperative pain is one of the nurses ' vital

The Effect of Foot Massage on Pain and Anxiety Levels after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized-Controlled Trial

“…Koraş and Karabulut (2018) examined the effects of foot massage performed on patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy on their pain and anxiety levels, and the postoperative state anxiety score of the experiment group was found to be lower than that in the control group (12). In a study with 60 patients (36.7% of whom underwent cholecystectomy) who had undergone abdominal surgery, similarly, there was no difference between the basal anxiety levels of the experiment and control groups, and the anxiety level was lower in the foot massage group after the third application (35). In another study conducted with patients who had undergone digestive system surgery, it was stated that there was no difference between the baseline anxiety levels of the experiment and control groups, as well as finding a decrease in the anxiety levels of the experiment group after the intervention (19).…”

“…Although there was no significant difference between the pain levels of the experiment and control groups before the massage intervention in the studies by Youssef and Hassan (2017) (N=60) and Chanif (2012) (N=40) among patients who underwent abdominal surgery, it was reported that the degree of pain reduction was significantly greater than that in the control group (35,36).…”

Ayak Masajinin Ameli̇yat Sonrasi Ağri Düzeyi̇ne Etki̇si̇

“…Ameliyat sonrası erken dönemde yetersiz ağrı tedavisi pulmoner fonksiyon bozukluklarına neden olmaktadır (17)(18)(19). Hasta ağrısının artacağı korkusu ile derin solunum yapamayıp yüzeyel ve hızlı solunum yapmaktadır.…”

“…Farmakolojik yöntemlerin solunum depresyonu, bulantı, kusma, konvülsiyon, kaşıntı, gastrointestinal motilitenin azalması, idrar retansiyonu gibi komplikasyonları (31-34) göz önüne alındığında yan etkileri olmayan nonfarmakolojik yöntemler önem kazanmaktadır (12,13). Bu yöntemlerden biri olan ayak masajı ameliyat sonrası ağrı yönetiminde kullanılabilmektedir (17,(35)(36)(37).…”

“…Çalışmalarda ameliyat sonrası ağrının hastalarda sıkıntı, endişe, korku ve depresyona neden olduğu gösterilmiştir (59)(60)(61). Ameliyat sonrası ağrının giderilmesinin cerrahi girişime bağlı mortalite ve morbiditeyi azalttığı ve cerrahi girişimi takiben daha erken iyileşmeye katkıda bulunduğu belirtilmiştir (17,62).…”