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01-12-2021 | Massage | Original Article

The effect of massage therapy on fatigue after chemotherapy in gastrointestinal cancer patients

Authors: Javad Alizadeh, Mohammad Reza Yeganeh, Moluk Pouralizadeh, Zahra Atrkar Roushan, Cyrus Gharib, Sara Khoshamouz

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 12/2021

Abstract

Introduction

Gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy usually suffer from fatigue, which may affect different aspects of their lives.

Objective

The current study aimed to investigate the effect of massage therapy on fatigue after chemotherapy in gastrointestinal cancer patients.

Method

In this quasi-experimental study, 88 gastrointestinal cancer patients were randomly allocated into two groups of intervention and control. Patients received the chemotherapy for 3 h. The intervention group received four sessions of foot massage with an interval of 40 min during the chemotherapy. The massage duration was 7 min for each foot. Fatigue was measured using the visual analogue scale to evaluate fatigue severity just after and 24 h after the chemotherapy. Friedman and Mann–Whitney U tests were used to analyze the data.

Results

The mean age of patients was 59/18 ± 9/35, and the most common type of cancer was gastric cancer (40%). There was a significant difference in the mean score of fatigue between the two groups immediately after (P > 0.001) and 24 h after chemotherapy (P < 0.001). In the intervention group, fatigue score decreased gradually (P = 0.031), while it increased in the control group (P = 0.001).

Conclusion

This study demonstrated that foot massage, as a simple method, could reduce chemotherapy-induced fatigue.

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Title: The effect of massage therapy on fatigue after chemotherapy in gastrointestinal cancer patients
Authors: Javad Alizadeh
Mohammad Reza Yeganeh
Moluk Pouralizadeh
Zahra Atrkar Roushan
Cyrus Gharib
Sara Khoshamouz
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Massage
Cancer Fatigue
Fatigue
Cytostatic Therapy
Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 12/2021
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06304-8

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