J Korean Acad Nurs.  2016 Aug;46(4):542-551. 10.4040/jkan.2016.46.4.542.

Effects of a Facial Muscle Exercise Program including Facial Massage for Patients with Facial Palsy

• Choi HJ
• Shin SH

• KMID: 2424551
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2016.46.4.542

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a facial muscle exercise program including facial massage on the facial muscle function, subjective symptoms related to paralysis and depression in patients with facial palsy.
METHODS
This study was a quasi-experimental research with a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design. Participants were 70 patients with facial palsy (experimental group 35, control group 35). For the experimental group, the facial muscular exercise program including facial massage was performed 20 minutes a day, 3 times a week for two weeks. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ²-test, Fisher's exact test and independent sample t-test with the SPSS 18.0 program.
RESULTS
Facial muscular function of the experimental group improved significantly compared to the control group. There was no significant difference in symptoms related to paralysis between the experimental group and control group. The level of depression in the experimental group was significantly lower than the control group.
CONCLUSION
Results suggest that a facial muscle exercise program including facial massage is an effective nursing intervention to improve facial muscle function and decrease depression in patients with facial palsy.

Keyword

Facial paralysis; Massage; Exercise; Facial muscl; Depression

MeSH Terms

Adult
Depression/etiology
Facial Muscles/*physiopathology
Facial Paralysis/*therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Massage/*nursing
Middle Aged
Program Development
*Program Evaluation

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  Figure 1 Effects of facial muscle exercise program including facial massage on facial palsy patients' muscular function, palsy subjective symptom, and depression.

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