Effects of back massage on chemotherapy-related fatigue and anxiety: Supportive care and therapeutic touch in cancer nursing

KARAGÖZOĞLU Ş., KAHVE E.

APPLIED NURSING RESEARCH, cilt.26, sa.4, ss.210-217, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.apnr.2013.07.002
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED NURSING RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.210-217
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chemotherapy, Side effects of chemotherapy, Anxiety, Fatigue, Massage, Cancer (oncology) nursing, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, BREAST-CANCER, COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE, WOMEN, DEPRESSION, MANAGEMENT, INTERVENTION, THERAPIES, EXPERIENCE, DISTRESS
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This quasi-experimental and cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the efficacy of back massage, a nursing intervention, on the process of acute fatigue developing due to chemotherapy and on the anxiety level emerging in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy during this process. The study was conducted on 40 patients. To collect the data, the Personal Information Form, the State Anxiety part of Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Brief Fatigue Inventory were used.