Effects of massage therapy on pain and anxiety intensity in patients with burns: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to examine the effects of massage therapy on pain and anxiety intensity in patients with burns.
Results Summary
The study conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate massage therapy's impact on pain and anxiety in burn patients, using rigorous methodological tools for bias assessment and statistical significance. Results indicated potential benefits, though specific effect sizes and consistency were not detailed in the abstract.
Population
Patients with burns.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
massage therapy | neutral | pain intensity | patients with burns | - | examine the effects | #1 |
massage therapy | neutral | anxiety intensity | patients with burns | - | examine the effects | #2 |
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the effects of massage therapy on pain and anxiety intensity in patients with burns. A comprehensive, systematic search was conducted in various international electronic databases, such as Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Persian electronic databases such as Iranmedex, and Scientific Information Database using keywords extracted from Medical Subject Headings such as 'Massage therapy', 'Musculoskeletal manipulations', 'Acute pains', 'Burning pain', and 'Burn' from the earliest to October 17, 2022. Cochran's tool is used to check the risk of bias for randomised clinical trial (RCT) articles. The methodological index for non-randomised studies was used to assess the risk of bias in quasi-experimental studies. STATA version 14 software was used to perform the meta-analysis. A 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to determine statistical significance. Heterogeneity was investigated with I