The Use of Massage Therapy for Reducing Pain, Anxiety, and Depression in Oncological Palliative Care Patients: A Narrative Review of the Literature | Zendy

Maria Falkensteiner | Zendy; Franco Mantovan | Zendy; Irene Müller | Zendy; Christa Them | Zendy

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The Use of Massage Therapy for Reducing Pain, Anxiety, and Depression in Oncological Palliative Care Patients: A Narrative Review of the Literature

Author(s) -

Maria Falkensteiner,

Franco Mantovan,

Irene Müller,

Christa Them

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

isrn nursing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-5491

pISSN - 2090-5483

DOI - 10.5402/2011/929868

Subject(s) - massage , anxiety , depression (economics) , narrative review , medicine , palliative care , alternative medicine , cancer pain , physical therapy , cancer , psychiatry , intensive care medicine , nursing , pathology , economics , macroeconomics

A considerable number of cancer patients use complementary medicine therapies in order to alleviate different symptoms such as pain, anxiety, and depression, occurring in connection with cancer. This paper explores the question to what extent massage therapies are able to reduce the amount of pain, anxiety, and depression. For this purpose, a systematic literature analysis was carried out in the electronic databases and specialist journals. There is already evidence that massage therapies can influence the symptoms of pain, anxiety, and depression in a positive way.

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