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ID 106022
Author
Kunikata, Hiroko Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Watanabe, Kumi Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Welfare Sciences, Okayama Prefectural University
Miyoshi, Makoto Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Tanioka, Tetsuya Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School Tokushima University Educator and Researcher Directory KAKEN Search Researchers
Keywords
hand massage
nursing skill
autonomic activity
anxiety
relaxation
sense of affinity
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
This study examined the effects of hand massage on autonomic activity, anxiety, relaxation and sense of affinity by performing it to healthy people before applying the technic in actual clinical practice. Findings were showed below : 1) the significant increase in the pNN50 and the significant decrease in the heart rate meant the intervention of massage increased the autonomic nervous activity, improved the parasympathetic nerve activity and reduced the sympathetic nerve activity. This means the subjects were considered to be in a state of relaxation. 2) Salivary α amylase has been reported as a possible indicator for sympathetic nerve activity. In this study, there was no significant difference in the salivary α amylase despite a decrease after massage. 3) State anxiety score is temporal situational reactions while being in the state of anxiety and this score decreased significantly after massage. 4) The level of willingness to communicate with other person and the sense of affinity toward the massage-performer had a positive change of 70 percent. From this, it can be considered that a comfortable physical contact between a patient and a nursing profession, who are in a supported-supportive relationship, leads to an effect of shortening the gap in their psychological distance.
Journal Title
The journal of medical investigation : JMI
ISSN
13431420
NCID
AA11166929
Volume
59
Issue
1-2
Start Page
206
End Page
212
Sort Key
206
Published Date
2012-02
EDB ID
FullText File
language
eng
TextVersion
Publisher
departments
Medical Sciences