TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical and psychological effects of 6-week tactile massage on elderly patients with severe dementia
AU - Suzuki, Mizue
AU - Tatsumi, Asami
AU - Otsuka, Toshiko
AU - Kikuchi, Keiko
AU - Mizuta, Akiko
AU - Makino, Kimiko
AU - Kimoto, Akie
AU - Fujiwara, Kiyoe
AU - Abe, Toshihiko
AU - Nakagomi, Toshihiro
AU - Hayashi, Tatsuya
AU - Saruhara, Takayuki
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - Tactile massage is a soft massage that improves physical relaxation and psychological well-being. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects of a 6-week tactile massage on changes in physical and mental function, symptoms of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) among elderly patients with dementia. In addition, chromogranin A (CgA) levels as an index of stress examined the effects of tactile massage intervention. A tactile massage group consisting of elderly patients with dementia received tactile massage therapy a total of 30 times each for about 20 minutes between 16:00 and 17:00 hours. In the control group, the mean scores for "intellectual" and "emotional function" score decreased significantly after 6 weeks (P <.05); however, no change was observed in the tactile massage group. Both the "aggressiveness" score (P <.05) and CgA levels decreased significantly after 6 weeks in the tactile massage group. These results suggest that tactile massage reduces aggressiveness and stress level in patients with dementia.
AB - Tactile massage is a soft massage that improves physical relaxation and psychological well-being. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects of a 6-week tactile massage on changes in physical and mental function, symptoms of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) among elderly patients with dementia. In addition, chromogranin A (CgA) levels as an index of stress examined the effects of tactile massage intervention. A tactile massage group consisting of elderly patients with dementia received tactile massage therapy a total of 30 times each for about 20 minutes between 16:00 and 17:00 hours. In the control group, the mean scores for "intellectual" and "emotional function" score decreased significantly after 6 weeks (P <.05); however, no change was observed in the tactile massage group. Both the "aggressiveness" score (P <.05) and CgA levels decreased significantly after 6 weeks in the tactile massage group. These results suggest that tactile massage reduces aggressiveness and stress level in patients with dementia.
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U2 - 10.1177/1533317510386215
DO - 10.1177/1533317510386215
M3 - Article
C2 - 21131675
AN - SCOPUS:78649960895
SN - 1533-3175
VL - 25
SP - 680
EP - 686
JO - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
JF - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
IS - 8
ER -
