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The Experience of Massage During Chemotherapy Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients

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  • Annika Billhult

    (The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden)

  • Elisabet Stener-Victorin

    (The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden)

  • Ingegerd Bergbom

    (The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden)

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the experience of massage for breast cancer patients during chemotherapy treatment. Ten patients received massage at five occasions. They were interviewed and analysis was conducted using Giorgi's ideas of phenomenological research. The essential meaning of getting massage during chemotherapy was described as a retreat from the feeling of uneasiness toward chemotherapy. Results revealed five themes: the patients experienced distraction from the frightening experience, a turn from negative to positive, a sense of relaxation, a confirmation of caring, and finally they just felt good. In conclusion, the findings of this study show that massage offered a retreat from uneasy, unwanted, negative feelings connected with chemotherapy treatment. It is a treatment that can be added to the arsenal of treatment choices available to the oncological staff.

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  • Annika Billhult & Elisabet Stener-Victorin & Ingegerd Bergbom, 2007. "The Experience of Massage During Chemotherapy Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 16(2), pages 85-99, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:16:y:2007:i:2:p:85-99
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773806298488
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