eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2016-03-31 13 1 435 439 10.13005/bbra/2051 7672 article Somayeh Ramezanli 1 Marzieh Kargar Jahromi 1 Maliheh Talebizadeh 1 Farzad Poorgholami 2 Nursing Department, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom , Iran. Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom , Iran. Congestive Heart failure (CHF) is one of the most common chronic diseases. Theobjective of this study was to assess whether back massage could release anxiety in patients with CHF. The study used a quasi-experimental design with one group pretest and posttest. Fifty participants were recruited in study. The modified State Anxiety Inventory was used in this study. The baseline overall mean score of anxiety was 43.52 (10.32) in the intervention group and was decreasedto 33.22 (5.19) three days after massage therapy (p=0. 01). The conclusion that back massage can be more helpful to male patients than female patients.This study was conducted without a control group. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol13no1/measuring-the-effect-of-massage-therapy-on-anxiety-of-heart-failure-patients/ Back Massage; Patients; Anxiety; Heart Failure