Effect of Massage on Sleep Disturbances of Children after Abdominal Surgeries
Eman Abdelfatah ali; Safy S. Al-Rafay;
Abstract
After abdominal surgery, sleep patterns are usually disturbed. Eighty-four post-operative pediatric patients were randomized into two groups; intervention and control. Children in the study group received massage intervention for 3 days postoperatively. The study concluded that the children in the study group improved and experienced more relief of sleep disturbances after surgery. The differences were statistically significant (p < .001) for the massage intervention group and showed a non-significant trend for control group. The findings reported that the sleep disturbances of abdominal postoperative children were improved and the sleep/wake cycle was regulated with sessions of massage, although the results are based on a study with a relatively small number of patients. However, this should be confirmed in future studies.
[Safy S. Al-Rafay and Eman A. Ali. Effect of Massage on Sleep Disturbances of Children after Abdominal
[Safy S. Al-Rafay and Eman A. Ali. Effect of Massage on Sleep Disturbances of Children after Abdominal
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Title | Effect of Massage on Sleep Disturbances of Children after Abdominal Surgeries | Authors | Eman Abdelfatah ali ; Safy S. Al-Rafay | Keywords | Keywords: sleep disturbances; massage; abdominal surgeries | Issue Date | 28-Oct-2014 | Publisher | Journal of American |
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