Journal article
Is there an association between women's consultations with a massage therapist and health-related quality of life? Analyses of 1800 women aged 56-61 years
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Vol.20(4), pp.734-739
10/2016
PMID: 27814852
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Abstract
Background: The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonplace in Australia with massage being a popular CAM modality. Methods: This is a sub-study from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH). A total of 2120 mid-age (56-61 year old) women who consulted a CAM practitioner were invited to participate in this study. The Short-Form (SF-36) questionnaire was used to measure women's health-related quality of life. Results: A total of 1800 women returned the questionnaire generating a response rate of 85.0%. Overall, 912 (50.7%) women visited a massage therapist in the previous 12 months. Women with lower quality of life scores in terms of bodily pain (p = 0.012) and/or emotional health (p = 0.029) were more likely to consult a massage therapist than those with higher scores. Conclusion: The implications of these associations are important for informing healthcare providers in providing effective and coordinated care for patients with pain and mood symptoms.
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- Title
- Is there an association between women's consultations with a massage therapist and health-related quality of life? Analyses of 1800 women aged 56-61 years
- Creators
- Jane Frawley - University of Technology SydneyWenbo Peng - University of Technology SydneyDavid Sibbritt - University of Technology SydneyLesley Ward - University of Technology SydneyRomy Lauche - University of Technology SydneyYan Zhang - University of Technology SydneyJon Adams - University of Technology Sydney
- Publication Details
- Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Vol.20(4), pp.734-739
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Grant note
- The research on which this paper is based was conducted as part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH). ALSWH is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA). We are grateful to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for funding the study reported here via a Strategic Award grant (511181) and to the women who participated in our study via ALSWH.
- Identifiers
- 991012978829302368
- Copyright
- © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; Science; National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article