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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2020 Feb;35(1):54-59.
doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2019.06.012. Epub 2019 Sep 21.

The Effect of Hand Massage Before Cataract Surgery on Patient Anxiety and Comfort: A Randomized Controlled Study

Ayşe Uyar Çavdar  1 , Emel Yılmaz  2 , Hakan Baydur  3
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Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effect of Hand Massage Before Cataract Surgery on Patient Anxiety and Comfort: A Randomized Controlled Study

Ayşe Uyar Çavdar et al. J Perianesth Nurs. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of hand massage on patient anxiety and comfort before cataract surgery.

Design: A randomized controlled trial.

Methods: The 140 patients in this study were assigned to the intervention group (n = 70), which received a 10-minute hand massage before cataract surgery, and to the control group (n = 70), which received routine nursing care. The visual analog scale (VAS) and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were used to collect data.

Findings: The median STAI state scores of the intervention and control groups were found to be 46.0 (44.7 to 48.0) and 57.0 (55.75 to 59.00), respectively. The VAS comfort score of the intervention group after hand massage (4.0 [1.7-5.0]) was lower than that of the control group immediately before surgery (8.0 [6.0-10.0]) (P < .05). In addition, except oxygen saturation, the remaining vital signs were lower in the intervention group.

Conclusions: Hand massage reduced the anxiety of patients, positively affected their vital signs, and increased their comfort.

Keywords: anxiety; cataract surgery; hand massage; patient comfort.

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    Fetzer SJ. Fetzer SJ. J Perianesth Nurs. 2020 Apr;35(2):224. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2020.01.004. J Perianesth Nurs. 2020. PMID: 32247436 No abstract available.

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