It was found that the massage increased the participants’
sleep quality (Table 1). Back massage applied for 10
minutes before bedtime is thought to increase the quality
of sleep because it provides physical and psychological
relaxation. Studies show that massage can be used to help
problems such as anxiety, stress, depression, pain and
insomnia by reducing tension in the muscles (Ferrell-Torry
and Glick 1993; Richards, 1998; Richards et al., 2000).
The result of this study accords with the literature.
In this research was found that back massage treatment
was effective in improving sleep not only on the global
PSQI score, but also on four of the five component subscales
of the PSQI. In the examination of the effect of
massage on the PSQI components it was determined that it
decreased scores (i.e. had a positive effect) for subjective
sleep quality, sleep latency, habitual sleep efficiency, and
daytime dysfunction (Table 2).