The Effect of Back Massage on Sleep Quality: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Aim: The conditions such as pregnancy, old age, health problems and hospitalization negatively affect the sleep quality. Improving patients' sleep problems is a part of nursing care. Nurses try to reduce patients' sleep problems by using back massage, which is one of the non-drug methods. This systematic review was carried out to evaluate the effect of back massage application on the sleep quality of individuals. Methods: The PRISMA protocol was followed in the conduct of the study. MEDLINE (EBSCOhost), SAGE, SCIENCE DIRECT, ULAKBİM (national academic network and information center), COCHRANE databases and SEMANTIC SCHOLAR search engine were scanned through Atatürk University's internet access network. In the literature review conducted using Turkish and English keywords, 1044 articles were reached, and 14 articles that met the inclusion criteria were examined. Prospective, randomized controlled or experimental/quasi-experimental design research articles written in Turkish and English were included in the review. Results: 71.4% of the reviewed studies had a randomized control groups. In 92.8% of the studies, it was determined that the duration of the massage varied between 3 and 30 minutes and that the back massage improved sleep quality. Conclusions: In this systematic review, it was concluded that back massage application was an effective intervention in increasing the sleep quality of the patients and that this massage should be applied for at least 10 minutes late in the day and every session.

Keywords

• Back massage
• sleep
• nursing
• systematic review

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