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. 2023 Mar;10(3):1404-1414.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.1390. Epub 2022 Sep 25.

An intervention study of a combined intervention of positioning and hand massage in patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation

Yun Kyeong Lee  1 , Mihae Im  2 , Haeryun Cho  1
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An intervention study of a combined intervention of positioning and hand massage in patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation

Yun Kyeong Lee et al. Nurs Open. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Aim: To identify the effectiveness of a combined intervention of 25° upper body elevation and hand massage in patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation.

Design: A quasi-experimental study using a non-equivalent control group pre-test-post-test design.

Methods: A total of 46 participants were assigned to an intervention group (N = 21) and a control group (N = 25). To test the effectiveness of the combined intervention, the major variables were low back pain and discomfort, including physical, psychological and environmental factors.

Results: The control group had low back pain, and the physical, psychological and environmental discomfort scores increased over time, whereas the experimental group showed low back pain, and the physical, psychological and environmental discomfort scores were statistically significantly decreased. The combined intervention can be applied in clinical practice not only in patients who have undergone radiofrequency catheter ablation but also in those who require an immobile position due to puncture of a femoral blood vessel.

Keywords: catheter ablation; low back pain; massage.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interests. This article is partially based on the first author's master's thesis from Wonkwang University.

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Participant recruitment process
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The combined intervention of positioning and hand massage
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Process of this study
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Change in scores of low back pain and discomfort. (a) Low back pain. (b) Discomfort. (c) Physical discomfort. (d) Psychological discomfort. (e) Environmental discomfort.
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