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Elder Retired Volunteers Benefit From Giving Massage Therapy to Infants

Tiffany M. Field

University of Miami School of Medicine

Maria Hernandez-Reif

University of Miami School of Medicine

Olga Quintino

University of Miami School of Medicine

Saul Schanberg

Duke University Medical School

Cynthia Kuhn

Duke University Medical School

This exploratory within-subjects study compared the effects of elder retired volunteers giving massage to infants with receiving massage themselves. Three times a week for 3 weeks, 10 elder volunteers (8 females, mean age = 70 years) received Swedish massage sessions. For another 3 weeks, three times per week, the same elderly volunteers massaged infants at a nursery school. Receiving massage first versus giving massage first was counterbalanced across subjects. Immediately after the first- and last-day sessions of giving massages, the elder retired volunteers had less anxiety and depression and lower stress hormones (salivary cortisol) levels. Over the 3-week period, depression and catecholamines (norepinephrine and epinephrine) decreased and lifestyle and health improved. These effects were not as strong for the 3-week period when they received massage, possibly because the elder retired volunteers initially felt awkward about being massaged and because they derived more satisfaction massaging the infants.

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol. 17, No. 2, 229-239 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/073346489801700210
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