Nazari Fateme, Mirzamohamadi Mojtaba, Yousefi Hojatollah
Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Student Research Center, Faculty of nursing and midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2015 Jul-Aug;20(4):508-15. doi: 10.4103/1735-9066.161001.
One of the main causes of stress in the lives of people is their jobs. Occupational stress is causing a wide range of significant issues in health and community services. Nursing is the most stressful profession in the health services. Massage therapy is one way of coping with stress. This study was conducted to determine the effect of massage therapy on stress in nurses.
This study was a clinical trial on 66 male and female nurses working in intensive care units (dialysis, ICU, and CCU) of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, in 2013. Participants were selected according to the aims and inclusion criteria of the study. Then, they were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The Occupational Stress Inventory (OSI) (Osipow and Spokane, 1987) was completed by participants of the two groups before, immediately after, and 2 weeks after the intervention. General Swedish massage was performed on participants of the experimental group for 25 min in each session, twice a week for 4 weeks. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics [Chi-square, t-test, and repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA)] using SPSS software.
Results showed that the difference in overall mean occupation stress scores between experimental and control groups 2 weeks after the intervention was significant (P < 0.001).
According to the results, it is recommended that massage, as a valuable noninvasive method, be used for nurses in intensive care units to reduce their stress, promote mental health, and prevent the decrease in quality of nursing work life.
人们生活中压力的主要来源之一是工作。职业压力在健康和社区服务领域引发了一系列重大问题。护理是医疗服务中压力最大的职业。按摩疗法是应对压力的一种方式。本研究旨在确定按摩疗法对护士压力的影响。
本研究为一项临床试验，于2013年在伊朗伊斯法罕医科大学重症监护病房（透析、重症监护室和冠心病监护病房）工作的66名男女护士中进行。根据研究目的和纳入标准选择参与者。然后，将他们随机分为实验组和对照组。两组参与者在干预前、干预后即刻以及干预后2周完成职业压力量表（OSI）（Osipow和Spokane，1987）。对实验组参与者每次进行25分钟的全身瑞典式按摩，每周两次，共4周。使用SPSS软件通过描述性和推断性统计[卡方检验、t检验和重复测量方差分析（ANOVA）]对数据进行分析。
结果显示，干预后2周实验组和对照组总体职业压力平均得分的差异具有统计学意义（P < 0.001）。
根据研究结果，建议将按摩作为一种有价值的非侵入性方法，用于重症监护病房的护士，以减轻他们的压力，促进心理健康，并防止护理工作生活质量下降。
