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Upik Rahmi1,2,3, El Rahmayati1,2,3, Septian Andriyani1,2,3
1Upik Rahmi, MD, is a lecturer at the Faculty of Sport and Health Education, Indonesian Education University, Bandung, Indonesia.
Abstract:
Surgery can trigger high levels of anxiety in preoperative patients. If this anxiety is not managed effectively, it can disrupt the surgical plan. Preoperative nurses can help prepare patients for their surgical experience by implementing interventions that reduce the stress that causes preoperative anxiety. One intervention that can be used to manage preoperative anxiety is hand massage. We report our experience with Mr. S, a 34-year-old man scheduled for surgery to remove a lump in his left upper back. The lump appeared approximately 3 years ago. It was initially small, but enlarged over time. The patient sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with a soft tissue tumor (STT) of his left scapula. His surgeons recommended surgical excision of the tumor. Our study aimed to determine the effect of hand massage on reducing anxiety in a preoperative patient with a diagnosis of STT of the scapula.
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