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II YEAR M.Sc.NURSING
MEDICAL SURGICAL NSG. DEPT.
SHRI ANAND INSTITUTE OF NURSING
ZUNDAL
 TITLE OF THE STUDY

EFFECTIVENESS OF FOOT MASSAGE ON CANCER PAIN

INTRODUCTION

Freedom from the pain

should be a basic human
right limited only by our
knowledge to achieve it
 Human Touch- is a powerful
expression of care, acceptance and
emotional nourishment. Many people
with cancer wonder whether any
complementary therapies can help
them.Massage and other gentle body
work techniques that focus on the
positive effects of human touch.

Touch is essential like food and water.

 People with cancer experience pain,

anxiety and mood disturbance.
Conventional treatments do not always
satisfactorily relieve these symptoms and
same patients may not be able to tolerate
their side effects. Therapeutic foot
massage as a cancer pain intervention
appears to be safe and effective. Patients
who receive massage have less pain,
nausea and anxiety and report improved
quality of life. The use of massage in
cancer care centers and hospitals is on
the rise.
Need for the Study

For all the happiness mankind

can gain is not in pleasure
but in relief from pain

-JohnDryden
According to US census bureau (2009)
cancer in all forms are causing about
12% of deaths throughout the world. In
the developed countries cancer is the
second leading cause of death next to
cardiovascular diseases and in
developing countries cancer ranks 3rd
as a cause of death and accounts for
9.5% of total death.
 According to cancer
institute New Delhi,
India (2009), there are
approximately 2 - 2.5
million cancer cases
and 8 lakhs new cases
being detected each
year. According to
TATA Memorial
hospital, India (2009)
that 60% of death from
India and China are
due to cancer.
 Cancer pain

According to American cancer society (SHIRLEY

E. OTTO,1996)
40% to 80 % of patients with any type of
cancer experience pain
70 % to 90 % of patients with advanced cancer
experience moderate to severe pain (Foley)
Recent surveys shows that 40% to 50% of
patients fail to achieve adequate relief of
cancer pain.
Statement of the Problem

Effectiveness of Foot Massage

on Level of Pain among
Patients with Cancer in a
Selected Hospital
at Madurai.
 OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS
Effectiveness

Foot Massage

Level of Pain

Patients with Cancer

 Objective of the study
To evaluate the effectiveness
of foot massage on level of
pain among the patients with
cancer.
 Hypothesis

Foot massage will be

effective in reducing the pain
among patients with cancer.
 REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Studies related to Cancer Pain.

Studies related to Foot
Massage
Studies related to the Effects
of Foot Massage on Cancer
Pain perception.
 MAJOR FINDINGS
Among patients with cancer pain, most of them were
between 39-58 years, female sex, Hindus, had 1-3 years
of duration of illness, had chronic type of pain and
were at second stage of cancer.
Regarding the level of cancer pain in experimental and
control group most of them reported severe pain on
day 1 in both groups, on day 2 most of them reported
moderate level of pain in experimental group and there
were no measurable difference in control group, on
day 3 most of them reported mild level of pain and no
pain in experimental group and in control group where
there were no greater changes.
Figure:3.2LevelofPainamongPatientswithCancerinControlGroup
Figure: 3.1 Level of Pain among Patients with Cancer in Experimental Group
With regard to effectiveness of foot massage on level of cancer pain, the obtained F value for
level of pain in control group was 2.837 not at significant level and in experimental group was
50.103 that was highly significant at p<0.001 level.
 With regard to the association between the level of
pain with their selected demographic variables and
clinical variables such as age, sex, occupation,
religion, duration of illness, type of pain, stage of
cancer there were significant association found with
sex and stage of cancer and others were non
significant.
 Conclusion

The main conclusion from this present study

is that most of the cancer patients with pain in
experimental group had severe and moderate
level of pain in pre test and mild level and no
pain in post test I, II and III. This shows the
imperative need to understand the purpose of
foot massage technique regarding reduction
of pain among the patients with cancer and it
will improve the quality of life which includes
the stability in physiological, psychological,
sexual, vocational and lifestyle aspects.
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