Key result
Massage therapy reduces pain scores ~32% and improves mood after cardiac catheterization.
Why the study?
Pain and psychological distress are common complaints after cardiac catheterization, and massage therapy has shown benefits in decreasing pain and anxiety in other populations.
Does massage therapy improve mood and reduce pain in adults post cardiac catheterization?
RCT (n=40)
Single-blind
Odd/even number assignment
No
Does massage therapy improve mood and reduce pain in adults post cardiac catheterization?
Absolute Event Rate: 34.4% vs 50.9%
Massage therapy may serve as an effective complementary nursing intervention to reduce pain and improve mood in patients following cardiac catheterization.
Supports massage as adjunctive post-catheterization care; extends RCT evidence for nonpharmacologic pain and mood management.
Pain is the most important complaint experienced by patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. Many patients consider hospitalization and cardiac catheterization to be psychologically distressing. In recent years, there has been a focus on complimentary therapies to manage or alleviate pain and anxiety. Body massages is one of complimentary therapies and have been tested in different populations and found to have marked effect in decreasing pain and anxiety. Aim: The aim of the study is to examine the effect of massage intervention on the mood and pain of patient after cardiac catheter. Design: A randomized single blind clinical trial design was used. Setting: The study was conducted in in the Coronary Care Unit at King Fahd Hospital of the University in Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sample: A random sample of 40 adults post cardiac catheterization. Tools: Three tools were used to collect data: tool 1: Demographic and Medical data Sheet, tool 2: The Profile of Mood States (POMS). Tool 3: The McGill Pain Questionnaire. Results: There was a highly significant reduction in pain scores after the sessions of the massage therapy, and there were a highly significant difference between before and after message sessions intervention in relation to all components and total mean score of mood profile. Conclusion: integrating the massage therapy into nursing intervention can enhance the mood and ability state and decreased anxiety, depressions, confusion and pain of patients after cardiac catheterization,. Recommendations: Based on the result of the present study, it can be recommended that further study should be applied in relation to increase the sample of the study in control and experimental group, examine the relationship between illness perceptions and mood across coronary artery disease patients.
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Hassan et al. (2019) conducted an RCT in Post cardiac catheterization (n=40). Massage therapy vs. Routine care was evaluated on Pain score (McGill Pain Questionnaire) post-intervention. Massage therapy significantly reduced pain scores and improved mood profiles in patients following cardiac catheterization compared to baseline.
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