• Hasheminia Seyyed Alimohammad, Zahra Ghasemi, Salehi Shahriar, Sedehi Morteza, and Khaledifar Arsalan.
• Community-Oriented Nursing Midwifery Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
• Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2018 May 1; 31: 126-131.

Background And ObjectivesAnxiety affects various body systems, which leads to an increase in respiratory rate, heart rate, blood pressure, and myocardial oxygen demand. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hand and foot surface stroke massage on the level of anxiety and vital signs in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Materials And MethodsThe single-blind clinical trial was performed on 70 patients with ACS. The patients were randomly assigned to the case and control groups. Anxiety levels were controlled 30 min before and 15 min after the intervention. The vital signs were checked in the two groups before, immediately after, 60 min, and 90 min after the intervention. The data were analyzed using SPSS software, descriptive statistics (mean ± standard deviation), independent t-test, paired t-test, and chi-square test.ResultsNo significant difference was observed in the patients' levels of anxiety, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, respiratory rate, and pulse rate before the intervention. However, after the intervention, the mean changes in the levels of anxiety, blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate were significant.ConclusionHand and foot massage can be a useful nursing intervention in attenuating anxiety levels and improving the vital signs in patients.Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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