Asian Oncol Nurs.  2016 Dec;16(4):226-233. 10.5388/aon.2016.16.4.226.

Effect of Abdominal Skin Massage and Warming Therapy on the Pain and Anxiety in Breast Cancer Patients who Underwent Hormone Injections

• Jun JH
• Lee YO
• Lee SN

• KMID: 2366577
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2016.16.4.226

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify effects of abdominal skin massage and warming therapy on the pain and anxiety to breast cancer patients who underwent hormone injections.
METHODS
The subjects for the study were 60 breast cancer patients who underwent hormone injections (20 in the control group, 20 in the abdominal skin massage group, and 20 in the warming therapy group). Abdominal skin massage was conducted following KSMA's (Korea science massage association) advice and warming therapy was executed at 48 ℃ for 20 minutes. The results were checked using subjective and objective measurement tools.
RESULTS
After abdominal skin massage and warming therapy, subjective (Visual Analogue Scale, VAS) and objective (facial expression and vocal change) pain scores were significantly decreased (p<.001) Also, Anxiety state was significantly decreased compared to the control group (p =.043).
CONCLUSION
The results of this study indicate that abdominal skin massage and warming therapy were highly effective in alleviating pain and anxiety in patients who underwent hormone injections.

Keyword

Subcutaneous Injections; Massage; Therapy Pain; Anxiety

MeSH Terms

Anxiety*
Breast Neoplasms*
Breast*
Humans
Injections, Subcutaneous
Massage*
Skin*

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  Fig. 1 Design of study.

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