title: Effect of massage therapy for postsurgical mastectomy recipients.
abstract: This quality improvement pilot study evaluated the effect of massage therapy on pain, anxiety, and overall well-being in women who received mastectomies at a busy hospital practice. Participants reported a significant reduction in pain, stress, and muscle tension, as well as an increase in relaxation. Oncology nurses should consider the feasibility of massage therapy as a valuable nonpharmcologic pain management strategy.
authors.affiliation: Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Drackley
authors.forename: Amy C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Degnim
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jakub
authors.forename: Susanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cutshall
authors.forename: Barbara S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Thomley
authors.forename: Julie K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Brodt
authors.forename: Laura K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Vanderlei
authors.forename: Jane K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Case
authors.forename: Lisa D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Bungum
authors.forename: Stephen S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Brent A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: Judy C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Boughey
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000451:nursing*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008405:Massage; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects