Feasibility and effect of chair massage offered to nurses during work hours on stress-related symptoms: A pilot study

Deborah J. Engen; Dietlind L. Wahner-Roedler; Ann Vincent; Tony Y. Chon; Stephen S. Cha; Connie A. Luedtke; Laura L. Loehrer; Liza J. Dion; Nancy J. Rodgers; Brent A. Bauer

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.06.002

Feasibility and effect of chair massage offered to nurses during work hours on stress-related symptoms: A pilot study

Deborah J. Engen, Dietlind L. Wahner-Roedler, Ann Vincent, Tony Y. Chon, Stephen S. Cha, Connie A. Luedtke, Laura L. Loehrer, Liza J. Dion, Nancy J. Rodgers, Brent A. Bauer

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	212-215
Number of pages	4
Journal	Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.06.002
State	Published - Nov 2012

Keywords

LASA
Massage
Nurses
PSS-14
Relaxation
SAS
SX-VAS
Work stress

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Complementary and alternative medicine

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Engen, D. J., Wahner-Roedler, D. L., Vincent, A., Chon, T. Y., Cha, S. S., Luedtke, C. A., Loehrer, L. L., Dion, L. J., Rodgers, N. J., & Bauer, B. A. (2012). Feasibility and effect of chair massage offered to nurses during work hours on stress-related symptoms: A pilot study. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 18(4), 212-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.06.002

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