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Effects of Skin Rehabilitation Massage Therapy on Pruritus, Skin Status, and Depression in Burn Survivors  

Roh, Young-Sook (Red Cross College of Nursing)
Cho, Hee (Red Cross College of Nursing)
Oh, Jung-Ok (Skin Rehabilitation Center(SRC))
Yoon, Cheon-Jae (Department of Emergency Medicine, Bestian Hospital)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.37, no.2, 2007 , pp. 221-226 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose. Hypertrophic scarring and depression are the principal problems of bum rehabilitation. This study was done to verify the effects of skin rehabilitation massage therapy (SRMT) on pruritus, skin status, and depression for Korean bum survivors. Methods. A pretest - posttest design using a nonequivalent control group was applied to examine the effects of SRMT for 3 months in a group of 18 bum survivors. The major dependent variables - including pruritus, objective and subjective scar status, and depression - were measured at the beginning and at the end of the therapy to examine the effects of SRMT. Results. Bum survivors receiving SRMT showed reduced pruritus, improved skin status, and depression. The remaining scar also showed improvement in skin pigmentation, pliability, vascularity, and height (compared to the surrounding skin) as measured on the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS). Conclusions. The findings demonstrate that SRMT for bum survivors may improve their scars both objectively and subjectively, and also reduce pruritus and depression.
Keywords
Burns; Massage; Pruritus; Depression;
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