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Research: BILLHULT and colleagues,
Listed in Issue 152
Abstract
BILLHULT and colleagues, Department of Physiotherapy, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden, have described the experience of massage for breast cancer patients.
Background
the aim of this study was to describe the experience of massage for breast cancer patients during chemotherapy treatment.
Methodology
10 patients received massage on 5 occasions. They were interviewed and analysis was conducted using Giorgi's ideas of phenomenological research. The essential meaning of getting massage during chemotherapy was described as a retreat from the feeling of uneasiness toward chemotherapy.
Results
Results revealed 5 themes: the patients experienced distraction from the frightening experience, a turn from negative to positive, a sense of relaxation, a confirmation of caring, and finally they just felt good.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the findings of this study show that massage offered a retreat from uneasy, unwanted, negative feelings connected with chemotherapy treatment. It is a treatment that can be added to the arsenal of treatment choices available to oncology staff.
References
Billhult A, Stener-Victorin E, Bergbom I. The experience of massage during chemotherapy treatment in breast cancer patients. Clinical Nursing Research 16 (2): 85-99; discussion 100-2, May 2007.
Comment
This qualitative research suggests the positive psychological effects of massage treatment upon cancer chemotherapy treatment upon 10 cancer patient cases.
