Effect of Slow Stroke Back Massage on Depression and Anxiety among Post-Stroke Geriatric Patients | ||||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 17, Issue 2, December 2015, Page 107-128 PDF (3.14 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2015.208795 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Saer Mourith Tannous* 1; Nagwa Abd El-Fattah Ibrahim2; Marwa Abd El-Gawad3 | ||||
| 1Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tishreen University, Syria | ||||
| 2Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
| 3Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Post-stroke depression and anxiety are the most common emotional changes after a stroke. They can impair patient's functional recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration. It was postulated that applying skillful nursing interventions, such as the Slow Stroke Back Massage (SSBM), can improve patient's levels of depression and anxiety. Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of slow stroke back massage on depression and anxiety among post-stroke geriatric patients. Setting: The study was conducted at the neuropsychiatry inpatient unit in El-Hadara University Hospital for Orthopaedics and Neuropsychiatry, Alexandria, Egypt. Subjects: The study subjects comprised 50 post-stroke geriatric male patients. Tools: Four tools were used to collect data; the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) Scale, Geriatric Patients' Socio-Demographic and Clinical Data Structured Interview Schedule, Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Results: The percentages of subjects who had moderate and severe levels of depression significantly decreased after applying the SSBM. The percentage of those who had moderate level of anxiety significantly decreased, while no patient was found to have severe anxiety after receiving the SSBM. Conclusion: The SSBM is a clinically effective nursing intervention that can significantly reduce levels of depression and anxiety among post-stroke geriatric patients. Recommendations: Include the SSBM as an integral part in the gerontological and psychiatric nursing courses, and develop training programs for both nurses and caregivers of post-stroke geriatric patients about the SSBM. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Post-stroke depression; Post-stroke anxiety; Geriatric patients; Slow Stroke Back Massage (SSBM) | ||||
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