ArticleWorld journal of plastic surgery2015
The effect of shiatsu massage on underlying anxiety in burn patients.
Article in World journal of plastic surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on pain in wound patients during dressing change: A systematic review.Nursing open · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Pain and Psychological Outcomes in Patients with Burns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Acupressure: a possible therapeutic strategy for anxiety related to COVID-19: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- The Effect of Rhythmic Breathing on Pain of Dressing Change in Patients with Burns Referred to Ayatollah Mousavi Hospital.World journal of plastic surgery · 2018Article
- Effect of Multimedia Self-Care Education on Quality of Life in Burn Patients.World journal of plastic surgery · 2017Article
- The Effect of Massage on Anticipatory Anxiety and Procedural Pain in Patients with Burn Injury.World journal of plastic surgery · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundBurn patients experience high levels of predictable anxiety during dressing changes while anti-anxiety drugs cannot control these anxieties. The nurses can limit the side effects of medications by undertaking complementary therapies. Hand pressure massage was introduced as a technique that can reduce these anxieties. This study aimed to investigate the effect of hand pressure massage using Shiatsu method on underlying anxiety in burn patients.
methodsIn an available randomized study, 60 burn patients with underlying pain were enrolled. They were randomly allocated in two groups of hand massage and the control. The anxiety of underlying burn pain before and after the massage was evaluated using Burn Specific Pain Anxiety Scale (BSPAS).
resultsThe difference for anxiety scores in the hand Shiatsu massage group before and after massage were statistically significant, but in the control group was not significant.
conclusionBased on our findings, 20 minutes of hand Shiatsu massage in conjunction with analgesic medications can be beneficial to control the anxiety of burn patients.
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