Effects of Extremity Massage on Preoperative Anxiety: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial on Phacoemulsification Candidates.

CONCLUSIONS: Application of hand or foot massage seems to be effective in managing anxiety in patients waiting for phacoemulsification cataract surgery.
PMID: 32057627 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - February 9, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Farmahini Farahani M, Noruzi Zamenjani M, Nasiri M, Shamsikhani S, Purfarzad Z, Harorani M Tags: J Perianesth Nurs Source Type: research