@article{Borges de Souza, PhD_Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi, PhD_Nery de Souza-Talarico, PhD_Natalia Teresa Turrini, PhD_2021, title={The effectiveness of Chair Massage on Stress and Pain in Oncology}, volume={14}, url={https://ijtmb.org/index.php/ijtmb/article/view/619}, DOI={10.3822/ijtmb.v14i3.619}, abstractNote={<p><em>Background: </em>There is a high prevalence of moderate-to-high levels of chronic stress among nurses, as well as an occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders.</p> <p><em>Purpose: </em>To evaluate the effectiveness of chair massage to reduce chronic stress and musculoskeletal pain in the Oncology Nursing team.</p> <p><em>Setting: </em>Two teaching cancer hospitals, one public and the other private, in São Paulo city, Brazil.</p> <p><em>Participants: </em>A total of 60 women from the Oncology Nursing team.</p> <p><em>Research Design: </em>A randomized controlled trial divided into two groups: chair massage and control without intervention.</p> <p><em>Intervention: </em>The massage group received two chair massage sessions lasting 15 minutes, twice a week, for three weeks.</p> <p><em>Main Outcome Measure: </em>Reduction of stress and pain measured by the List of Signs and Symptoms (LSS) and the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), respectively.</p> <p><em>Results: </em>The average age was 32 (± 5.3) years. There was a reduction of stress measured by the LSS with a statistical difference in the group-time interaction (<em>p </em>< .001), with a Cohen’s <em>d </em>value of 1.21 between groups. The BPI analysis showed a statistically significant difference in the group-time interaction for general activity (<em>p </em>< .008), mood (<em>p </em>< .03), work (<em>p </em>< .000), and sleep (<em>p </em>= .03), with reduced pain interference in these components.</p> <p><em>Conclusion: </em>Chair massage reduced stress and pain interference in the team’s daily life activities, bringing a positive impact in the context of work stress and pain in Oncology nursing professionals.</p>}, number={3}, journal={International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Research Education & Practice}, author={Borges de Souza, PhD, Talita Pavarini and Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi, PhD, Leonice and Nery de Souza-Talarico, PhD, Juliana and Natalia Teresa Turrini, PhD, Ruth}, year={2021}, month={Jul.}, pages={27–38} }