The Effect of Hand Reflexology Massage on Pain and Anxiety After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Gizem GöktunaNecibe DağcanGülşah Gürol ArslanPublished in: The Journal of cardiovascular nursing (2023)
We found that hand reflexology massage was effective in reducing pain and anxiety in patients during the immediate postoperative period after CABG.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery bypass
- chronic pain
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- double blind
- end stage renal disease
- pain management
- newly diagnosed
- neuropathic pain
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- sleep quality
- clinical trial
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- study protocol
- randomized controlled trial
- depressive symptoms
- spinal cord
- atrial fibrillation
- postoperative pain