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Effects of Aroma Hand Massage on Pain, State Anxiety and Depression in Hospice Patients with Terminal Cancer
So Young Chang
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2008;38(4):493-502.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.4.493
Published online: August 31, 2008

Doctoral Student, Department of Nursing, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Chang, So Young. Department of Nursing, Keimyung University, 194 Dongsan-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu 700-712, Korea. Tel: 82-53-250-7595, Fax: 82-53-252-6614, so726@kmu.ac.kr
• Received: March 30, 2008   • Accepted: July 16, 2008

Copyright © 2008 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of aroma hand massage on pain, state anxiety and depression in hospice patients with terminal cancer.
  • Methods
    This study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects were 58 hospice patients with terminal cancer who were hospitalized. Twenty eight hospice patients with terminal cancer were assigned to the experimental group (aroma hand massage), and 30 hospice patients with terminal cancer were assigned to the control group (general oil hand massage). As for the experimental treatment, the experimental group went through aroma hand massage on each hand for 5 min for 7 days with blended oil-a mixture of Bergamot, Lavender, and Frankincense in the ratio of 1:1:1, which was diluted 1.5% with sweet almond carrier oil 50 ml. The control group went through general oil hand massage by only sweet almond carrier oil-on each hand for 5 min for 7 days.
  • Results
    The aroma hand massage experimental group showed more significant differences in the changes of pain score (t=-3.52, p=.001) and depression (t=-8.99, p=.000) than the control group.
  • Conclusion
    Aroma hand massage had a positive effect on pain and depression in hospice patients with terminal cancer.
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Figure 1
Reserch design.
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Table 1
Demographic Characteristics and Homogeneity of the Experimental and Control group (N=58)
jkan-38-493-i001.jpg

Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control; Ca.=cancer.

Table 2
Homogeneity of Dependent Variables between Experimental and Control group (N=58)
jkan-38-493-i002.jpg

Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control.

Table 3
The Comparison of Pain score Pre-Post Difference between Experimental and Control group (N=58)
jkan-38-493-i003.jpg

Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control.

Table 4
The Comparison of State Anxiety Score Pre-Post Difference between Experimental and Control group (N=58)
jkan-38-493-i004.jpg

Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control.

Table 5
The Comparison of Depression Score Pre-Post Difference between Experimental and Control group (N=58)
jkan-38-493-i005.jpg

Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control.

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    Figure 1 Reserch design.
    Effects of Aroma Hand Massage on Pain, State Anxiety and Depression in Hospice Patients with Terminal Cancer

    Demographic Characteristics and Homogeneity of the Experimental and Control group (N=58)

    Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control; Ca.=cancer.

    Homogeneity of Dependent Variables between Experimental and Control group (N=58)

    Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control.

    The Comparison of Pain score Pre-Post Difference between Experimental and Control group (N=58)

    Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control.

    The Comparison of State Anxiety Score Pre-Post Difference between Experimental and Control group (N=58)

    Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control.

    The Comparison of Depression Score Pre-Post Difference between Experimental and Control group (N=58)

    Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control.

    Table 1 Demographic Characteristics and Homogeneity of the Experimental and Control group (N=58)

    Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control; Ca.=cancer.

    Table 2 Homogeneity of Dependent Variables between Experimental and Control group (N=58)

    Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control.

    Table 3 The Comparison of Pain score Pre-Post Difference between Experimental and Control group (N=58)

    Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control.

    Table 4 The Comparison of State Anxiety Score Pre-Post Difference between Experimental and Control group (N=58)

    Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control.

    Table 5 The Comparison of Depression Score Pre-Post Difference between Experimental and Control group (N=58)

    Exp.=experimental; Cont.=control.


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