The purpose of this study is to determine the effect that receiving massage therapy post-operatively has on reducing perceived anxiety and pain in urology patients. Secondarily, the result of massage on patient satisfaction, length of hospital stay, and narcotic use will also be studied.
Post-operative pain for Urology patients can be an anxiety-provoking and distressing recovery process. Massage therapy for post-operative pain has been shown to reduce pain and anxiety levels in various surgical patients however no study has assessed massage therapy effect on post-operative pain in patients who have gone through urological procedures. This study will investigate the effects of hand massage interventions during the post-operative period of Urology patients. Perception of pain and anxiety levels will be assessed, as well as vital signs before and after massage therapy will be measured. These findings may lead to both subjective and objective improvements in patients undergoing urological surgeries and procedures.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Loma Linda University Heart and Surgical Hospital
Loma Linda, California, United States
Change from baseline in pain on the visual analogue scale score and survey
Time frame: Baseline, 0-1 hour after intervention
Change from baseline in anxiety on the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Time frame: Baseline, 0-1 hours after intervention
Change from baseline in patient satisfaction on the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire 18 (PSQ18)
Time frame: Baseline, 0-1 hours after intervention
Length of hospital stay by chart review
Time frame: From enrollment to time of discharge, an expected average of 7 days
Narcotic use (dosage, frequency, etc.) by chart review
Time frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 1 week
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