A family caregiver’s relaxation enhances the gastric motility function of the patient
A crossover study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19536648 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hideaki Hasuo (0000-0001-8094-9029, Kansai Medical University, corresponding author), Kenji Kanbara (0000-0003-2150-4788, Kansai Medical University), Yasuyuki Mizuno (Kansai Medical University), Junji Nishiyama (Kansai Medical University), Mikihiko Fukunaga (Kansai Medical University), Naoko Yunoki |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-21 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BioPsychoSocial Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-0759 • E-ISSN: 1751-0759 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13030-015-0048-y |
| PMID | 26526968 |
| OpenAlex | W1931526917 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
BACKGROUND: The primary purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a caregiver's relaxation on the gastric motility function of the patient. The secondary purpose was to evaluate changes in the caregiver's willingness to perform self-care following feedback on the results of the primary purpose. METHODS: Subjects were 26 patients with a decreased level of consciousness who received gastrostomy tube feeding and their 26 family caregivers. We compared the patient's gastric motility under the condition of having his or her hand held with and without caregiver relaxation (crossover study). Changes in the caregiver's willingness to perform self-care following feedback on the results was evaluated using self-administered questionnaires. Hypnosis was used for relaxation. The outcomes assessed for gastric motility function were the motility index and gastric emptying rate by ultrasonography examination. RESULTS: Hand-holding by the family caregiver while he or she was receiving relaxation enhanced the patient's gastric motility function. By giving feedback on the results, the caregiver's willingness to adopt self-care was increased and his or her sense of guilt was reduced. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggested that a caregiver's relaxation increases the gastric motility function of the patient and that gettinng feedback including the positive results increases the caregiver's willingness to perform self-care, which consequently reduce the caregiver burden
Alternative medicine · Caregiver burden · Crossover study · Gastric emptying · Motility · Pathology · Stomach · Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Gastrointestinal motility and disorders · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |