유방암 환자 호르몬 복부주사 시 복부피부 마사지와 온열요법이 통증과 불안에 미치는 효과

• Published in: Asian oncology nursing Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 226 - 233
• Main Authors: 전진희(Jun, Jin Hee), 이연옥(Lee, Youn Ok), 이세나(Lee, Se-Na)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한종양간호학회 2016
• Subjects: 간호학; 통증; 피하주사; 불안; Therapy Pain; Anxiety; Massage; 마사지; 치료; Subcutaneous Injections
• ISSN: 2287-2434; 2287-447X

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify effects of abdominal skin massage and warming therapy on the pain and anxiety to breast cancer patients who underwent hormone injections. Methods: The subjects for the study were 60 breast cancer patients who underwent hormone injections (20 in the control group, 20 in the abdominal skin massage group, and 20 in the warming therapy group). Abdominal skin massage was conducted following KSMA's (Korea science massage association) advice and warming therapy was executed at $48^{\circ}C$ for 20 minutes. The results were checked using subjective and objective measurement tools. Results: After abdominal skin massage and warming therapy, subjective (Visual Analogue Scale, VAS) and objective (facial expression and vocal change) pain scores were significantly decreased (p<.001) Also, Anxiety state was significantly decreased compared to the control group (p =.043). Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that abdominal skin massage and warming therapy were highly effective in alleviating pain and anxiety in patients who underwent hormone injections.