ArticleARYA atherosclerosis2015
Comparing the effect of whole body massage by a specialist nurse and patients' relatives on blood cortisol level in coronary patients.
Article in ARYA atherosclerosis, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Physiological changes of cortisol and oxytocin following manual therapy: a scoping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Positive psychological effects of seated acupressure massage are associated with a rise in plasma oxytocin without affecting CGRP levels or circulating IL-6.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2024Article
- Interpersonal touch interventions for patients in intensive care: A design-oriented realist review.Nursing open · 2019Review
- Neurophysiology of human touch and eye gaze in therapeutic relationships and healing: a scoping review.JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports · 2019Article
- Massage therapy research review.Complementary therapies in clinical practice · 2016Review
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Abstract
backgroundCardiovascular diseases such as acute coronary syndrome and myocardial infarction are often accompanied by severe anxiety over the likelihood of death. Cortisol has been known as a stress hormone. However, there are controversies about the effect of massage therapy on blood cortisol level. Furthermore, no study is available on the difference between massage applied by a nurse specialist or by patients' relatives on blood cortisol level. This study was aimed to compare the effect of massage applied by a nurse specialist and patients' relatives on blood cortisol level among the patients admitted in coronary care unit (CCU).
methodsIn a randomized controlled trial, ninety patients hospitalized at CCU were randomly placed in three groups: massage by a nurse; massage by patients' relatives and control group. The two massage groups received a session of whole body massage. The control group received the routine care. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance, chi-square and Fischer exact tests, Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks tests.
resultsThe mean age of participants was 58.43 ± 14.23 years. None of the participants had the history of massage therapy. In the group massaged by a nurse, the median blood cortisol level was 281.90 nanomoles, which were decreased to 197.00 after the intervention (P < 0.007). The median blood cortisol level in the group massaged by the patients' relatives and the control group did not affect significantly.
conclusionMassage therapy decreased the blood cortisol level in the group that received massage by a specialist nurse. It can be recommended that massage therapy be used in patients admitted in CCU.
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