Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing (기본간호학회지)
- Volume 9 Issue 1
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- Pages.27-44
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- 2002
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- 1225-9012(pISSN)
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- 2287-1802(eISSN)
The Effect of Hand Massage on Pain and Anxiety Related to Chest Tube Removal in Patients with a Lobectomy
손마사지가 폐엽 절제술 환자의 흉관 제거시 통증과 불안에 미치는 영향
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to identify the effect of hand massage on pain and anxiety related to chest tube removal in patients with a lobectomy. The research design of this study was a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design. Of the twenty nine adult subjects, fourteen were assigned to the experimental group and fifteen to the control group. The data were obtained over 3 months from a medical center in Seoul. The instruments used to assess trait state anxiety was the Spielberger Trait-State anxiety Inventory. For pain and psychological anxiety. The Visual Analogue Scale was used. Hiko analogue sphygmo-manometer(2001) was used to check blood pressure and pulse rate as indicators of physiological anxiety Subjects in the experimental group received hand massage for 5 minutes just before chest tube was removed, and subjects assigned to the control group did not receive hand massage. Data were analysed with