EFFECTIVENESS OF HAND AND FOOT MASSAGE ON QUALITY OF RECOVERY AMONG POSTOPERATIVE ABDOMINAL SURGERY PATIENTS

Author Name: 1. Suvidha Verma, 2. Prof. Thangam Sheela Rosalene, 3. Saumya Prakash srivastava, 4. Bhavna Sharma

Volume/Issue: 04/05

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/10.2023-54239556/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. M.Sc. Nursing student, Vivekananda College of Nursing, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
2. Professor and Guide, Vivekananda College of Nursing, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
3. Nursing Tutor, Vivekananda College of Nursing, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
4. Nursing Tutor, Vivekananda College of Nursing, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT Alternative medicine therapies have many non-invasive techniques that are cost-effective and simple with fewer side effects when compared to drugs; among those, hand and foot massage therapy is still a novel intervention to manage various postoperative complications. Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of hand and foot massage on the quality of recovery among postoperative abdominal surgery patients. Design: Quasi-experimental study. Methods: This single-centre, quasi-experimental study conveniently recruited 80 postoperative abdominal surgery patients. Hand and Foot massage was administered for 20 minutes twice a day for 3 consecutive postoperative days, i.e., 5 minutes for each extremity in the experimental group & the control group received routine treatment without hand and foot massage. Findings: The intervention showed a significant improvement in the quality of recovery in the experimental group (172.90± 8.96) as compared to the control group (155.80±14.04) at (P <0.001). Conclusion: Hand and foot massages significantly improved the quality of recovery among postoperative abdominal surgery patients.

Key words: Quality of recovery, hand massage, foot massage, abdominal surgery, pain