Feasibility and effect of chair massage offered to nurses during work hours on stress-related symptoms: A pilot study

Publié le 12 décembre 2012 • Catégorie(s) : Conditions de travail et santé psychologique, En français • Mot(s) clef(s) : personnel infirmier

Auteur    Deborah J Engen
Auteur    Dietlind L Wahner-Roedler
Auteur    Ann Vincent
Auteur    Tony Y Chon
Auteur    Stephen S Cha
Auteur    Connie A Luedtke
Auteur    Laura L Loehrer
Auteur    Liza J Dion
Auteur    Nancy J Rodgers
Auteur    Brent A Bauer
Résumé    This study assessed feasibility and effect of weekly, 15-min chair massages during work for 38 nurses. Mean Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS-14), Smith Anxiety Scale (SAS), linear analog self-assessment scale (LASA), and symptom visual analog scale (SX-VAS) scores were tracked at baseline, 5 weeks, and 10 weeks. Of 400 available massage appointments, 329 were used. At 10 weeks, mean PSS-14 score decreased from 17.85 to 14.92 (P = .002); mean SAS score, from 49.45 to 40.95 (P < .001). Mean LASA score increased from 42.39 to 44.84 (P = .006); mean SX-VAS score, from 65.03 to 74.47 (P < .001). Massages for nurses during work hours reduced stress-related symptoms.
Publication    Complementary therapies in clinical practice
Volume    18
Numéro    4
Pages    212-215
Date    Nov 2012