Sussan Saatsaz1, Rozita Rezaei2, Abbas Alipour3, Zahra Beheshti4. 1. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Department of Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Electronic address: s.saatsaz@mazums.ac.ir. 2. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Department of Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Electronic address: r.rezaei@mazums.ac.ir. 3. Thalassemia Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Electronic address: alipour.abbas59@gmail.com. 4. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Department of Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Electronic address: z.beheshti@mazums.ac.ir.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The present study was conducted to determine the effect of massage on post-cesarean pain and anxiety. METHODS: The present single-blind clinical trial was conducted on 156 primiparous women undergone elective cesarean section. The participants were randomly divided into three groups, including a hand and foot massage group, a foot massage group and a control group (n = 52 per group). The patients' intensity of pain, vital signs and anxiety level were measured before, immediately after and 90 min after the massage. RESULTS: A significant reduction was observed in the intensity of pain immediately and 90 min after massage (P < 0.001). Moreover, changes in some of the physiological parameters, including blood pressure and respiration rate, were significant after massage (P < 0.001); however, this change was not significant for pulse rate. A significant reduction was also observed in the level of anxiety (P < 0.001) and a significant increase in the frequency of breastfeeding (P < 0.001) after massage. CONCLUSION: As an effective nursing intervention presenting no side-effects, hand and foot massage can be helpful in the management of postoperative pain and stress.
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OBJECTIVE: The present study was conducted to determine the effect of massage on post-cesarean pain and anxiety. METHODS: The present single-blind clinical trial was conducted on 156 primiparous women undergone elective cesarean section. The participants were randomly divided into three groups, including a hand and foot massage group, a foot massage group and a control group (n = 52 per group). The patients' intensity of pain, vital signs and anxiety level were measured before, immediately after and 90 min after the massage. RESULTS: A significant reduction was observed in the intensity of pain immediately and 90 min after massage (P < 0.001). Moreover, changes in some of the physiological parameters, including blood pressure and respiration rate, were significant after massage (P < 0.001); however, this change was not significant for pulse rate. A significant reduction was also observed in the level of anxiety (P < 0.001) and a significant increase in the frequency of breastfeeding (P < 0.001) after massage. CONCLUSION: As an effective nursing intervention presenting no side-effects, hand and foot massage can be helpful in the management of postoperative pain and stress.
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