Efficacy of Applying Mild-Magnetic Compression versus Massage Therapy on Hand-Joints' Functional Disability Symptoms among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 96, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Page 1268-1289 PDF (419.02 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.259469 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Engy E. Eldoushy 
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| Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Functional disability of hand-joints' usually preceded by pain, stiffness, swelling, and tenderness that are the foremost disturbing symptoms for rheumatoid arthritis patients, that adversely affects their capacity to carry out daily tasks and, as a result, degrades their whole quality of life. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of applying mild magnetic compression versus massage therapy on hand-joints' functional disability symptoms among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Design: The research design used in this study was quasi-experimental. Setting: The present study was carried out at the Menoufia University Hospital's rheumatology and rehabilitation outpatient clinics, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: A purposive sample of 100 adult rheumatoid arthritis patients who volunteered to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided evenly into two groups. Tools: 1.Participants' characteristics questionnaire to assess their socio-demographic features, past, present medical and family history. 2. THE SF-SACRAH (Short Form Assessment and Quantification Score of Chronic Rheumatic Affections of the Hands), had been adopted to assess the degree of hand joints' pain, stiffness and functional disability 3. Ritchie Articular Index, which is a self-reported questionnaire, had been adopted to quantify the magnitude of hand joints' swelling and tenderness. Results: The study's primary findings demonstrated significant post-intervention improvements in a variety of hand-joints' functional disability symptoms along all the three domains of SF-SACRAH scale including; pain, stiffness and functional disability subscales especially among patients of mild- magnetic compression group than in massage therapy group. Additionally, the Ritchie Articular Index mean total scores concerning hand-joints' functional disability symptoms including; swelling and tenderness subscales revealed a high significant improvement post-intervention than pre- among mild-magnetic compression group than massage therapy group. Conclusion: There was a beneficial positive relationship between mild magnetic compression and different hand-joints' functional disability symptoms as the daily application of mild-magnetic compression gloves led to improvements in a variety of hand-joints' functional disability symptoms including; pain, stiffness, swelling, tenderness and function more efficiently than did massage therapy. Recommendations: A mild-magnetic compression glove is simple, safe, easy and inexpensive therapy that should be incorporated into the daily medication schedule of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Study replications with extended follow-up periods to enable a better understanding of the impact of mild- magnetic compression and to give the potential for results' generalization and to ascertain the true therapeutic efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of mild-magnetic compression therapy for particular clinical disorders, larger and more stringent randomized controlled trials are also required. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Mild-Magnetic Compression; Massage Therapy; Hand joints' Functional Disability symptoms; Rheumatoid Arthritis | ||||
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