Effect of hand massage on relacxation for critical care

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23792593
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Yamaguchi University
• Principal Investigator: FUJITA NAOKO 山口大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (40549945)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Keywords: ハンドマッサージ / クリティアカルケア / リラクゼーション

Research Abstract

This study is intended for patients receiving critical care, we aimed that burden to the patient is small, and to verify the validity of the hand massage is a convenient way. In order to perform the search for methods of hand massage which actually performed, is carried out of the procedure that was uniform and was mastered Therapeutic Tech care. In previous studies, the effect of hand massage is becoming apparent to healthy people, but the effect on the patient of the critical care area has not been revealed, I was reconsider the evaluation items. However, the selection of patients in critical care area is difficult, I did not reach the start of the experiment.