Effects of massage therapy on cancer related fatigue: A systematic review

Nurpadila Nurpadila; Mulhaeriah Mulhaeriah; Moh Syafar Sangkala

doi:10.1016/j.enfcli.2021.07.018

Effects of massage therapy on cancer related fatigue: A systematic review

Nurpadila Nurpadila, Mulhaeriah Mulhaeriah, Moh Syafar Sangkala

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Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to identify and analyze the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of massage therapy toward fatigue on cancer patients.

Methods: We used a PRISMA checklist to systematically review articles from the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Science Direct, EBSCO, and Wiley Online Library, published from 2009 to 2018. We structured the research questions with the PICO elements. Although 2747 articles were obtained, only seven articles met the inclusion criteria. Each article was analyzed critically using CASP checklists.

Results: Among the seven shortlisted articles, one was a retrospective study, and six were intervention studies (four RCTs, one quasi-experiment, and one pre-posttest without control).

Conclusion: All of the studies found similar results that suggest massage therapy as one of the effective interventions in reducing fatigue in cancer patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S692-S696
Number of pages	5
Journal	Enfermeria Clinica
Volume	31
Issue number	Suppl 5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enfcli.2021.07.018
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cancer
Fatigue
Massage Therapy

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Effects of massage therapy on cancer related fatigue: A systematic review

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