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KMID : 0367020090210030269
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2009 Volume.21 No. 3 p.269 ~ p.280
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Effects of Back Massage on Immune Response, Symptom Distress and Mood State of Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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Song Byung-Yun
Yoo Yang-Sook
Cho Ok-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: To examine the effect of back massage on immune response, symptom distress, and mood state of patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allogeneic HSCT).
Methods: Subjects were thirty- seven patients undergoing sibling allogeneic HSCT (including 16 in the experimental group and 21 in the control group). Experimental subjects participated in an intervention group of back massage for 10 minutes, once a day and 5 times a week, from one week prior to the HSCT to the third week after the HSCT or a control group. A non-equivalent pretest-posttest design was used. t-test and Repeated measures ANOVA were used to examine group differences by using SAS.
Results: No significant group differences were found in Immune response (CD4+, CD8+,CD19+, CD56+) and symptom distress. The experimental group had significantly less mood state (anxiety, confusion) than the control group.
Conclusion: The back massage for the patients undergoing allogeneic HSCT may be effective in altering the anxiety and confusion during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. However, this study did not provide evidence in improving immune response and symptom distress.
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KEYWORD
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Massage, Immune response, Symptom distress, Mood state
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