Investigation of the Effect of Geriatric Massage

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-03-15

Study Completion Date

2023-10-30

Brief Summary

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There is no study has been found to examine the effect of geriatric massage applied to the elderly with type 2 diabetes on diabetes symptoms and blood parameters. This study was planned as a pretest-posttest randomized controlled single-center study to examine the effect of geriatric massage on diabetes symptoms and blood parameters in the elderly with type 2 diabetes. 60 elderly people who type 2 diabetes who applied to the Internal Medicine Polyclinic of Bayburt State Hospital in the city center of Bayburt will the diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes will form the sample of the study. The sample will consist of two groups, the geriatric massage group and the control group. Data will be collected with the "Elderly Information Form", "Standardized Mini-Mental Test", "Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale", "Blood Parameters Monitoring Form". "Geriatric Massage" will be applied as an intervention. The geriatric massage group will receive 20 minutes (10 minutes on each foot) foot massage and 10 minutes back massage, two days a week for eight weeks. The control group will receive the institution's standard of care. Frequency, number, mean, Student's t test and/or Mann-Whitney U test, ANOVA and/or Kruskal-Wallis test, Chi-square test and/or Correlation and Regression Analysis will be used in the analysis of the data. As a result of this study, it is anticipated that the effects of geriatric massage on diabetes symptoms and blood parameters in the elderly with Type 2 diabetes will be determined and these effects will be included in evidence-based guidelines.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Nursing Caries

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The research was planned as a pre test-post test randomized controlled single-center study.

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

In order to keep the possibility of randomization of the elderly into groups and to minimize the possibility of their interaction with each other, the elderly who applied to Bayburt State Hospital Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic randomly on Mondays and Wednesdays with the diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes will be included in the geriatric massage group, and the elderly who apply on Tuesday and Thursday will be included in the control group. In addition, individuals will be stratified according to age (65-74 years / 75-84 years old) while being assigned to the experimental and control groups.

Study Groups

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Geriatric Massage Group

The fragility of the elderly, the sensitivity of skin, muscle and bone tissue necessitate modification of massage techniques according to the individual characteristics of the elderly. Geriatric massage is a form of massage applied according to the characteristics of the elderly individual and can be applied to all body parts according to the needs of the elderly. However, since diabetic neuropathy, which is a long-term complication that is common in individuals with Type 2 diabetes and can affect all body parts, shows more symptoms in the feet, foot massage as a geriatric massage may be effective in reducing diabetes symptoms and improving blood parameters. Because of its more systemic effects, back massage was preferred.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Feet and Back Massage

Intervention Type OTHER

Foot massage: Feet are the most neglected organs of people and therefore cause many complaints. Foot massage is a massage applied to the back of the foot, toes, soles of the feet, the muscles between the thumb and little fingers, and the heel, where the muscles between the metatarsal bones are located.

Back massage: Back massage is a non-invasive nursing intervention that can be easily applied by nurses. In back massage application; A 10-minute back massage program applied by Çınar and Eşer (2012) will be applied.

Control Group

No attempt will be made by the researcher on the elderly with Type 2 diabetes in the control group. The elderly in this group will benefit from the standard care practices offered by the institution.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Feet and Back Massage

Foot massage: Feet are the most neglected organs of people and therefore cause many complaints. Foot massage is a massage applied to the back of the foot, toes, soles of the feet, the muscles between the thumb and little fingers, and the heel, where the muscles between the metatarsal bones are located.

Back massage: Back massage is a non-invasive nursing intervention that can be easily applied by nurses. In back massage application; A 10-minute back massage program applied by Çınar and Eşer (2012) will be applied.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 65-84
* No visual or hearing impairment
* Ability to communicate verbally
* Applying to Bayburt State Hospital Internal Medicine Polyclinic
* Having a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes for at least six months
* A score of 25 and above on the Standardized Mini Mental Test
* Agreeing to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria

* Having vascular disease (thrombus, phlebitis, arterial embolism, severe venous ulceration)
* Having heart failure, pacemaker and neurological disease
* Body temperature being higher than 37.5°C for more than two days, suspected or diagnosed with inflammation
* Having acute pain
* Cancer and undiagnosed malignancies, receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy
* Presence of any scar tissue, chronic inflammatory skin diseases on the back
* Having foot amputation, fracture, infection, wound, skin disease, pathology and neuropathy related to muscles and bones

Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

84 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No