The Effect of Massage Therapy for Reducing Pain, Anxiety, and Depression in Oncology Patients: A Review

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Yahya Mohammed Ayoub
Keyword(s):  
Massage Therapy ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Oncology Patients ◽  
Pain Anxiety

scholarly journals The Use of Massage Therapy for Reducing Pain, Anxiety, and Depression in Oncological Palliative Care Patients: A Narrative Review of the Literature

ISRN Nursing ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Falkensteiner ◽  
Franco Mantovan ◽  
Irene Müller ◽  
Christa Them
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Complementary Medicine ◽  
Massage Therapy ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Pain Anxiety

A considerable number of cancer patients use complementary medicine therapies in order to alleviate different symptoms such as pain, anxiety, and depression, occurring in connection with cancer. This paper explores the question to what extent massage therapies are able to reduce the amount of pain, anxiety, and depression. For this purpose, a systematic literature analysis was carried out in the electronic databases and specialist journals. There is already evidence that massage therapies can influence the symptoms of pain, anxiety, and depression in a positive way.

Recurrent Abdominal Pain, Anxiety, and Depression in Primary Care

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 113 (4) ◽  
pp. 817-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. V. Campo ◽  
J. Bridge ◽  
M. Ehmann ◽  
S. Altman ◽  
A. Lucas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Recurrent Abdominal Pain ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Pain Anxiety

The relationship between older cancer survivors’ reports of depression, anxiety and pain to health providers’ findings and mortality

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 8597-8597
Author(s):  
P. H. Seo ◽  
R. Sloane ◽  
S. S. Ingram ◽  
D. Misra ◽  
E. C. Clipp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Karnofsky Performance Status ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Pain Anxiety

8597 Background: Older cancer survivors may experience psychological distress due to their cancer experience and aging health. This study aimed to compare primary care and specialty providers’ inquiries of pain, depression and anxiety to older cancer survivors’ questionnaire responses. Methods: 153 patients seen in oncology clinics at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Durham, NC) from November 1999 until April 2000 completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and a pain thermometer questionnaire. Blinded chart review examined health provider inquiries of pain, anxiety and depression. Cox proportional hazards survival analyses were performed on subjective pain, anxiety and depression with comorbidities and Karnofsky performance status (KPS) added in controlled models. Results: Patients were on average aged 68, had 5.4 comorbidities, 87.4% KPS, and were 3.1 years from a cancer diagnosis. Health providers missed 17 of 94 patients with significant levels of self-reported pain (sensitivity 0.82). Although 28 (20.6%) and 33 (25.8%) patients screened positively for depression and anxiety respectively, providers asked 7 patients about anxiety (sensitivity 0.15) and 16 patients about depression (sensitivity 0.25). The overall three year mortality was 37.9%. Pain was not associated with mortality. Patients screening for depression [HR 2.03 (95% CI: 1.03, 4.01)] and anxiety [HR 2.02 (95% CI: 1.01, 4.04)] had lower 3 year survival. KPS and comorbidities diminished these effects. Conclusions: In older cancer survivors, anxiety and depression may have an association with mortality. To improve detection, oncology and primary care providers should routinely inquire about mood and aim to intervene with pharmacologic or supportive treatments. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

scholarly journals NÍVEL DE DOR, ANSIEDADE E DEPRESSÃO EM PACIENTES COM DOR LOMBAR ATENDIDOS EM UM CENTRO DE FISIOTERAPIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (Especial 5) ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
Silas de Oliveira Damasceno ◽  
José Henrique Piedade Cardoso ◽  
Raíssa Puzzi Ladvig ◽  
Luana Martins de Paula ◽  
Renilton José Pizzol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pain Anxiety ◽  
Disability Questionnaire ◽  
Mri Score

Pain, anxiety, and depression are symptoms that need attention in physiotherapeutic practice, once they influence the functionality of patients, so understanding them becomes an important tool. The aim of the study was to verify the levels of pain, depression, and anxiety in patients attended at a physiotherapy center. A cross-sectional clinical study in which a sociodemographic questionnaire was applied, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (MRQ). Seven patients participated and presented a MRI score of 18.57 ± 2.63 points, HADS in the topic anxiety 12.71 ± 5.43 points, HADS depression 9.57 ± 5.22 points and the resting VAS presented an average of 4 , 42 ± 3.9 pain points and in motion showed 8.71 ± 0.95. It is concluded that the population with low back pain has high intensity of pain, probable anxiety and possible level of depression.

scholarly journals Effects of Distant Reiki On Pain, Anxiety and Fatigue in Oncology Patients in Turkey: A Pilot Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 4859-4862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melike Demir ◽  
Gulbeyaz Can ◽  
Ayhan Kelam ◽  
Aydin Aydiner
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Oncology Patients ◽  
Pain Anxiety
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