Trial reportNursing open2020
A qualitative study-Patient experience of tactile massage after stroke.
Trial report in Nursing open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- A patient first perspective of sleep disturbance across therapeutic areas: a systematic literature review of qualitative studies.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical Effect of Abdominal Massage Therapy on Blood Glucose and Intestinal Microbiota in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Trial
- A qualitative study-Patient experience of tactile massage after stroke.Nursing open · 2020Trial
- A Qualitative Scoping Review of Massage and Massage Therapy on the Mental Health and Well-being of Individuals Living with a Serious and Potentially Life-limiting Physical Illness.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2025Article
- Ischemic stroke-induced polyaxonal innervation at the neuromuscular junction is attenuated by robot-assisted mechanical therapy.Experimental neurology · 2021Article
- Positive Massage: An Intervention for Couples' Wellbeing in a Touch-Deprived Era.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2021Article
- Feasibility of a live-stream group dance intervention with inpatients in subacute post-stroke rehabilitation: A pilot study.Digital healthArticle
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Aim: The aim was to evaluate emotional experiences of gentle skin massage, combined with regular rehabilitation in patients shortly after being diagnosed with stroke. Design: A randomized study with two groups: standard individualized rehabilitation and tactile massage for 20 min three times per week (max nine times) or individual standardized rehabilitations. Methods: This study applied a qualitative approach using semi-structured questions to evaluate experiences of receiving tactile massage among patients with first-time-ever stroke. The interviews lasted between 6-25 min and analysed using manifest content analysis. Data was collected between 2015-2017. This study applies to the COREQ checklist. Results: Eight patients >18 years of age participated. The participants experienced emotional worries especially during the night hours affecting their sleep negatively. Receiving tactile massage was reported to relax and to ease worries and anxiety momentarily, during the session and for a longer period. The results also show that physical touch generates feelings of closeness. The findings will be presented in two categories:
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