Effect of Back Massage on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Acute Excerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Background: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has become a common and challenging clinical problem, so, the critical care nurse as part of multidisciplinary teams, employ back massage therapy to enhance respiratory function and overall recovery. Aim: Evaluate the effect of back massage on clinical outcomes of patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Design: A quasi- experimental research design was utilized Setting: The study was conducted in Chest Intensive Care Unit at Tanta University Chest Hospital, which affiliated to Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. This unit consists of three ICU with total number of beds is 16 Subjects: Purposive sample of n= (100) Acute Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients. Tools: Two tools were utilized Tool I; Acute Excerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Assessment Sheet, Tool II; Clinical outcomes assessment tool. Results: The findings showed that statistical significant differences were found among the study group regarding severity of anxiety, dyspnea and quality of sleeping in the3rd&7th day before and after implementation of back massage as P