Comparison of the Effects of Abdominal Massage and Oral Administration of Sweet Almond Oil on Constipation and Quality of Life among Elderly Individuals: A Single-Blind Clinical Trial
Faghihi A, Zohalinezhad ME, Najafi Kalyani M
BioMed research international · 14 citas
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- Financiación independiente
- Universidad u hospital
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Universidad u hospital
- Shiraz University
- Subvenciones
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (98-01-08-21777)
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Publicación
- Publicado
- 2022-01-01 · Biomed Res Int · vol. 2022 · número 1 · pág. 9661939
- Editorial
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Citado
- 23 citas · más que el 93% de estudios similares · 3.2× el promedio de su campo
- Impacto
- Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
- Referencias
- 48 trabajos
- Acceso
- Acceso abierto (revista híbrida) · CC-BY
- Áreas de investigación
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Palabras clave
- constipation, abdominal massage, sweet almond oil, older adults, quality of life, complementary therapy, stool consistency, Constipation Assessment Scale, Bristol Stool Form Scale, PAC-QOL, Rome IV criteria, traditional medicine, complementary and alternative medicine
- MeSH
- humans, constipation, plant oils, massage, administration, oral, single-blind method, quality of life, aged
3 autores
- Amir Faghihi🇮🇷Fasa University of Medical Sciences
- Mohammad Ebrahim Zohalinezhad🇮🇷Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Majid Najafi Kalyani🇮🇷 · autor de correspondenciaShiraz University; Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Resumen
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Background
Constipation is a common digestive disorder in the elderly population, which has a considerable impact on various aspects of their lives. Traditional and complementary medicines are two common treatments for constipation. This study was aimed at comparing the effects of abdominal massage and oral administration of sweet almond oil on constipation and quality of life among elderly people.
Methods
In this single-blind study, 90 eligible elderly people were randomly selected according to ROME IV diagnostic criteria from October 2020 to May 2021 and were divided into three groups using block randomization (n = 30). In the oral consumption group, 126 ml sweet almond oil was administered during seven sessions held over two weeks (18 ml every other day). The abdominal massage group was provided with abdominal massage with the same amount of sweet almond oil during seven sessions in two weeks. Finally, the third group (i.e., the control group) received no interventions. Constipation was measured using the Constipation Assessment Scale (CAS) and the Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS) at baseline and on the 15th day of the intervention. Patient Assessment of Constipation-Quality of Life (PAC-QOL) was also applied before and after the intervention (day 15). The data were entered in to the SPSS 22 software and were analyzed using chi-square t-test, paired t-test, independent t-test, and ANOVA. p ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results
The results revealed a significant decrease in the CAS score in the oral consumption group (i.e., oral administration of sweet almond oil; from 7.81 ± 2.62 to 1.15 ± 1.08, p p p p p p p < 0.0008).
Conclusion
Since the oral administration of sweet almond oil and abdominal massage was highly influential in the participants' constipation scores and quality of life, these cost-effective methods with low complication rates are recommended to be used alongside other treatments in managing constipation among older adults.
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