Effect of localized acupressure massage on anxiety during chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer: A single-blind randomized clinical trial
European Journal of Integrative Medicine, ISSN: 1876-3820, Vol: 57, Page: 102209
2023
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Article Description
Patients with breast cancer are prone to numerous physical and mental complications due to their disease and treatments. Anxiety is acommon psychological complication observed in such patients. This study aimed to investigate the effect of acupressure massage on anxiety during chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer. This single-blind randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 70 cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The intervention group ( n = 35) received acupressure massage in three 5 min periods with 2 min breaks between them. However, in the control group ( n = 35), the same area was only touched for a while in a similar way to that performed in the intervention group. Patients' anxiety was measured before and after the intervention using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The collected data from both groups were analyzed in SPSS software (version16). The difference between patients' anxiety was significant after the intervention in the two groups. The level of anxiety among patients in the experimental group was significantly reduced after the intervention, compared to the control group (P=0.0001). Due to the simplicity and low cost of massage, it is recommended that this method be adopted to reduce patients' anxiety along with other treatments. Trial registration: IRCT20151002024290N2).
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876382022001093; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2022.102209; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85143991463&origin=inward; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1876382022001093; https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2022.102209
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