Abstract

Introduction: Fatigue lower the feeling of being well in dialysis patients and have various effects on their physical,emotional and cognitive aspects. In this study,the effect of slow stroke back massage on fatigue severity inpatients treated with hemodialysis was done. Materials and Methods: This study is a clinical trial in which 52 patients undergoing hemodialysis are selected by census method and randomly divided into two groups,control(26) and test (26). The data collecting tool was included Individual demography and fatigue severity questionnaire. After completing questionnaires by the study subjects,during the three weeks,two sessions each week (6sessions totally) slow stroke back massage was performed. And after the end of the sixth session,fatigue severity of test group patients and control group were measured again. Data were analyzed using Independent t-Test,Chi-squared test,Fisher exact test,two-way ANOVA with repeated measures and Bonferroni test. Results: The arithmetic mean and standard deviation of fatigue severity were 49/92�8/58 in control group,(before the intervention) and 52/2�10/73 in test group,that shows statistically no significant difference between the two groups (P<0/001). After performing the massage programs the fatigue severity mean was 48/92�9/52 in the control group and 37/65�11/51 in the test group and the difference was statistically significant(P <0/ 000) Conclusion: According to results slow stroke back massage is an effective nursing intervention to reduce fatigue in patients undergoing hemodialysis. The results of this study can be used in decision-making and planning for this group as well. � 2016,International Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. All rights reserved.