등마사지가 경피적 관상동맥 풍선확장술 후 환자의 불편감 완화에 미치는 효과

Abstract

Purpose: This study was to exame the effects of the slow stroke back massage on discomfort in patients following Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty(PTCA). Method: The subjects of this study were 35 patients following PTCA who were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. The Experimental group of 18 patients and the control group of 17 patients were studied. The study was conducted from December 18, 2001 to April 25, 2002. The Experimental group took the slow stroke back massage twice for 8-hour absolute bed rest after the sheath removal. The level of discomfort was measured by Lee(1995)’s Questionare and Numerical Rating Scale(NRS). The data were analyzed with SPSS WIN 10.0 program using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and t-test. Result: The discomfort degree of the experimental group who took the slow stroke back massage was significantly lower than that of the control group. The discomfort NRS point of the experimental group who took the slow stroke back massage was significantly lower than that of the control group. The discomfort NRS point of the experimental group who took the slow stroke back massage was significantly lower than that of the control group when it was measured after 3 hours from the sheath removal. The discomfort NRS point of the experimental group who took the slow stroke back massage was significantly lower than that of the control group when it was measured after 6 hours from the sheath removal. Conclusion: The slow stroke back massage is a useful intervention that decreases discomfort in patients following PTCA