| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
With the aim of providing a basis for its clinical use for ICU patients in Japan, the effects of the ‘M’ Technique on 3 groups were examined: 12 healthy adult volunteers, 42 ICU nurses, and 40 patients scheduled for ICU admission to undergo gastrointestinal or vascular surgery; the last group was divided into 2 sub-groups: intervention (20) and non-intervention (20) groups. Massage using the ‘M’ Technique promoted pleasant feelings, such as the senses of being healed and satisfaction. On mood assessment (VAS), the intervention group showed a favorable tendency, but there were no differences in the activity of the autonomic nervous system or sleep. On the evaluation of an intervention program using the technique, the nurse group regarded the provision of such intervention for 10 minutes before lights-out as appropriate. They also showed an interest in the use of the program for patients with marked anxiety, as well as to prevent delirium.
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