Masoumeh Momeni1, Mansour Arab2, Mahlagha Dehghan1, Mehdi Ahmadinejad3. 1. Nursing Research Center, Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. 2. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran. 3. Medicine School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the effectiveness of leg massage by a nurse and patients' families on hemodynamic parameters in patients admitted to intensive care units. METHODS: This parallel single-blinded randomized clinical trial involved 75 patients admitted to the intensive care units at Shahid Bahonar Hospital in Kerman, Iran. Patients were assigned to 3 groups by the minimization method (massage by a nurse, massage by the patient's family, and the control group). Swedish massage was used on both legs (each leg for 5 minutes) once a day for 6 days, and the hemodynamic parameters of patients were measured before intervention, at the end of intervention, and 1 week later. RESULTS: The results showed that mean arterial pressure decreased in all 3 groups 1 week after intervention, which was not statistically significant. Mean heart rate also decreased in all 3 groups 1 week after intervention, which was statistically significant except for massage by family. Mean arterial oxygen saturation significantly decreased in all 3 groups 1 week after intervention but remained normal. The 3 hemodynamic parameters did not differ significantly among the 3 groups. CONCLUSION: According to the results of this study, the use of massage has no effect on hemodynamic parameters.
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the effectiveness of leg massage by a nurse and patients' families on hemodynamic parameters in patients admitted to intensive care units. METHODS: This parallel single-blinded randomized clinical trial involved 75 patients admitted to the intensive care units at Shahid Bahonar Hospital in Kerman, Iran. Patients were assigned to 3 groups by the minimization method (massage by a nurse, massage by the patient's family, and the control group). Swedish massage was used on both legs (each leg for 5 minutes) once a day for 6 days, and the hemodynamic parameters of patients were measured before intervention, at the end of intervention, and 1 week later. RESULTS: The results showed that mean arterial pressure decreased in all 3 groups 1 week after intervention, which was not statistically significant. Mean heart rate also decreased in all 3 groups 1 week after intervention, which was statistically significant except for massage by family. Mean arterial oxygen saturation significantly decreased in all 3 groups 1 week after intervention but remained normal. The 3 hemodynamic parameters did not differ significantly among the 3 groups. CONCLUSION: According to the results of this study, the use of massage has no effect on hemodynamic parameters.
Authors: Jacques Vaillant; Audrey Rouland; Pascale Martigné; Renaud Braujou; Michael J Nissen; Jean-Louis Caillat-Miousse; Nicolas Vuillerme; Vincent Nougier; Robert Juvin Journal: Man Ther Date: 2009-05-08