Feasibility and effect of chair massage offered to nurses during work hours on stress-related symptoms: a pilot study.
This study assessed feasibility and effect of weekly, 15-min chair massages during work for 38 nurses. Mean Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS-14), Smith Anxiety Scale (SAS), linear analog self-assessment scale (LASA), and symptom visual analog scale (SX-VAS) scores were tracked at baseline, 5 weeks, and 10 weeks. Of 400 available massage appointments, 329 were used. At 10 weeks, mean PSS-14 score decreased from 17.85 to 14.92 (P = .002); mean SAS score, from 49.45 to 40.95 (P < .001). Mean LASA score increased from 42.39 to 44.84 (P = .006); mean SX-VAS score, from 65.03 to 74.47 (P < .001). Massages for nurses during work hours reduced stress-related symptoms.
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Deborah J
DJ
Engen
Dietlind L
DL
Wahner-Roedler
Ann
A
Vincent
Tony Y
TY
Chon
Stephen S
SS
Cha
Connie A
CA
Luedtke
Laura L
LL
Loehrer
Liza J
LJ
Dion
Nancy J
NJ
Rodgers
Brent A
BA
Bauer
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult