Measuring the Effect of Massage Therapy on Anxiety of Heart Failure Patients

Somayeh Ramezanli¹, Marzieh Kargar Jahromi¹,Maliheh Talebizadeh¹, Farzad Poorgholami^{2 *}

¹Nursing Department, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom , Iran ²Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom , Iran

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/2051

ABSTRACT: Congestive Heart failure (CHF) is one of the most common chronic diseases. Theobjective of this study was to assess whether back massage could release anxiety in patients with CHF. The study used a quasi-experimental design with one group pretest and posttest. Fifty participants were recruited in study. The modified State Anxiety Inventory was used in this study. The baseline overall mean score of anxiety was 43.52 (10.32) in the intervention group and was decreasedto 33.22 (5.19) three days after massage therapy (p=0. 01). The conclusion that back massage can be more helpful to male patients than female patients.This study was conducted without a control group.

KEYWORDS: Back Massage; Patients; Anxiety; Heart Failure

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