Effectiveness of back massage on fatigue and anxiety among patients receiving chemotherapy in oncology ward at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai

Title: Effectiveness of back massage on fatigue and anxiety among patients receiving chemotherapy in oncology ward at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai-20. Objectives: Assess the pretest level of fatigue and anxiety among the patient receiving chemotherapy. Assess the effectiveness of back massage on fatigue and anxiety among patient receiving chemotherapy. Associate the level of fatigue and anxiety among patients receiving chemotherapy with selected demographic and clinical variables. Assess the co-relation between chemotherapy related fatigue and anxiety. Hypotheses: There is a significant difference between the pretest and post test level of fatigue and anxiety among patients receiving chemotherapy. There is a significant association in the level of fatigue and anxiety among patients receiving chemotherapy with the selected demographic and clinical variables. There is a significant correlation between fatigue and anxiety among patients receiving chemotherapy. Conceptual framework: Martha Rogers’s science of unitary human being model. Methodology: A Quantitative approach -quasi experimental-Non equivalent control group design was used, the study was conducted at oncology ward in Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai-20.sample size was 60, 30 in each group, assigned by consecutive sampling. Pre test was done using spielberger-state anxiety inventory and Brief Fatigue Inventory. Back massage (effleurage, petrissage, tapotment, and vibration) for 15 minutes for 3 consecutive days was given to the subjects in the experimental group. On third day post test was done using same tools. Findings: The mean pre-test fatigue and anxiety score reduced from 4.15 to 2.41, 41.1 to30.7 in the post test respectively. Conclusion: The findings proved that the Back massage can be used in reducing the chemotherapy related fatigue and anxiety