• Naveen Kumar
• Rupinder Kaur
• Gopalpreet Singh

Sleep is a basic human need. It is a universal biological process common to all people. Proper rest and sleep are important to good health. Sleep deprivation is a problem due to hospitalization especially in the ICU. Indeed, it is likely that failure to sleep slows the recovery of patients hospitalized with acute illnesses. Fatigue has been reported by many patients undergoing surgery and is associated with a negative prognosis. Massage therapy may be used to promote muscle relaxation and to reduce pain, stress and anxiety, which help the patients to improve their level of sleep and speed recover. Present study aims to assess the effect of back massage therapy on sleep disturbance and fatigue among post-operative patients at SGRD hospital, Vallah, Sri Amritsar. Pre experimental study design was adopted for this study. A sample of 40 post operative patients was selected using purposive sampling technique. The tool consists of socio-demographic variables, Sleep disturbance short form and fatigue assessment scale was used to collect the data. Back massage therapy was administered to the patients for 3 consecutive days and post-test data was collected. The data was collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result showed that in pretest majority 27(67.5%) had moderate sleep disturbance and 21(52.5%) had reported extreme fatigue where as in posttest majority 15(37.5%) had moderate sleep disturbance, 13(32.5%) had reported none or slight disturbance and 21(52.5%) had mild fatigue and 11(27.5%) had no fatigue. Findings concluded that back massage therapy was effective in reducing sleep disturbance and fatigue among post-operative patients. Study result suggested that back massage therapy can be used by nurses in post operative units to reduce the fatigue and promoting sleep for patients immediately following surgery.

Sleep disturbance, fatigue, post-operative patients

"EFFECT OF BACK MASSAGE THERAPY ON SLEEP DISTURBANCE AND FATIGUE AMONG POST-OPERATIVE PATIENTS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 2, page no.e49-e62, February-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2302406.pdf

"EFFECT OF BACK MASSAGE THERAPY ON SLEEP DISTURBANCE AND FATIGUE AMONG POST-OPERATIVE PATIENTS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 2, page no. ppe49-e62, February-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2302406.pdf