Effectiveness of Back Massage on the Level of Anxiety Among Patients Posted for Cardiac Catheterization in Cardiology Ward, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai

Abstract

Title: Effectiveness of back massage on the level of anxiety among patients posted for cardiac catheterization in cardiology ward at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. Objectives: To assess the level of anxiety. To evaluate the effectiveness of back massage on level of anxiety in experimental group. To associate the level of anxiety among patients posted for cardiac catheterization with their selected sociodemographic and clinical variables. Hypotheses: H1—There is a significant difference between pretest and posttest level of anxiety among patients posted for cardiac catheterization in experimental group. H2—There is a significant difference between posttest level of anxiety among patients posted for cardiac catheterization in experimental group and control group. H3—There is a significant association between the level of anxiety among patients posted for cardiac catheterization with their selected demographic and clinical variables. Conceptual frame work:Wiedenbach’s Helping art of clinical nursing theory. Methodology: Research Approach:-Quantitative Approach, Research Design:-True experimental—Pretest and posttest control group design. 60 subject selected by simple random sampling method, conducted in cardiology ward, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. Pretest conducted by standardized tool. After obtaining consent from all the subjects back massage was given 20 minutes to interventional group. Posttest was conducted 20 minutes after the intervention for both group. Results: Findings revealed, there was significant decrease in level of anxiety after intervention which was confirmed by paired ‘t’ test (t = 12.26), unpaired ‘t’ test (t = 10.32), tested at 0.001 level. Significant association was noted between posttest score of anxiety and sociodemographic variables such as age, educational status, family income, duration of illness. Conclusion: This study shows, back massage was significantly reduce the level of anxiety among patients posted for cardiac catheterization