فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. The detectionand treatment of this cancer may create mental pressure and lower mood levels, causing anxiety, depression, stress, and pain forthe patients.Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of Swedish massage on mood disorders in breast cancer patientsundergoing radiotherapy at the cancer institute of the Imam Khomeini hospital at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences.Patients and Methods: This study consisted of a clinical trial including 100 patients with breast cancer. The participants werechosen randomly, with their consent, by the use of polling, to be included in the intervention group (which received a Swedishmassage three times a week, for 30 minutes, over five weeks) and control group (which received routine care). At the beginning ofthe intervention and after 5 weeks, the mood disorders of the patients, including anger, anxiety, depression, and any positive affect,were assessed using the affective control scale (ACS) questionnaire.Results: Before the intervention, there was no significant difference in the average of the overall scale between the interventionand control groups in the subscales of anger, anxiety, depression, and positive affect (P = 0.469). The average of the overall scale inthe Swedish massage group decreased from 3.520.65 to 2.420.76 when compared to the pre-intervention conditions, and to (P< 0.001) after the intervention. Moreover, the values for the control group were 3.410.94 for the pre-intervention and 3.380.9after the intervention (P = 0.620).Conclusions: When compared to the control group, the Swedish massage showed an improvement in the mood disorders ofwomen with breast cancer.