qualitative analysis of exit interviews for those who completed the program: physical benefits, emotional benefits, enhanced caregiving capacity, and improved health care experience. Participants referred to pain and tension relief, better sleep, and relaxation from the massages (physical benefits). In addition, nearly all participants indicated that their mental health improved during the program (emotional benefits). Several participants also indicated the massage-induced breaks helped them rejuvenate, have a better attitude, and feel more focused with their caregiving responsibilities (enhanced caregiving capacity). Finally, participants indicated that being a part of the study and being able to participate in the massage program benefited their perception of the hospital and the care team. Several highlighted quotes from the exit interviews pointed to the appreciation participants had of being valued and affirmed as a caregiver by the hospital and the program (improved health care experience). Scheduling the massages was a major challenge for participants and the research team. Appointment availability was limited due to the two therapists’ schedules, and while this challenged the once-perweek participants, it was doubly challenging for those who were supposed to schedule three per week. Participants suggested massages be scheduled per their admitted family member’s treatment schedule and to extend the program to inpatient families regularly for the duration of the stay. Ultimately, participants of the study thought the program should be available to all patient caregivers and that everyone should be robustly encouraged to take part and get the massages. In this case, participants seemed to advocate for the hospital to take up the “self-care for the caregiver” (put your mask on first) message for the overall good of patient care. 6 Study Applications There are many applications to massage practice one can glean from this research and article. One is obvious and was the intro premise for this column: self-care for the caregiver. The other two applications I’d like to touch on relate to therapist scheduling-related challenges and massageapplication protocols. In the last issue (“Massage for Young People with Cystic Fibrosis,” July/August 2019), we discussed the various usages and application of massage protocols in research and practice.8 This study is a nice example of an intervention protocol that bridges both application scenarios (research and support for early careers or novel situations) in that it provides a standardized framework for each massage session, so there is a foundation of measurable consistency between each applied intervention—while also allowing for clinician decision making and individual needs tailoring, which is reflective of real-world practice. The article includes the massage protocol as a table, which allows for replication and adaptation in future research or as a guide to evidence-based practice treatment planning. Several challenges exist for massage-program implementation into hospital settings, whether implementation is for service, care-team treatment application, or research purposes. With more massage programs becoming available in hospital and similar health-care settings and related research, articles that report feasibility and implementation data do the field an important service. By reporting challenges and barriers faced by the research team, important “lessons learned” are shared that may keep others from having similar issues or help future teams and programs plan for, or successfully meet, those challenges. Scheduling challenges are obvious for patient participants, but this article points out similar—and perhaps less obvious—challenges in the nonpatient massage recipient. These differences may point to 7 the need for treatment delivery variation in hospital-based massage programs to meet multiple scheduling accommodation realities. The article also discussed massage therapist anecdotal feedback that suggested missed appointments by participants led to inefficient use of therapist time. This, coupled with the challenges participants had with keeping their appointments, highlights the reality of conflicting needs for massage in hospital settings and sometimes in research generally. The final application-to-practice point this article highlights is the importance for caregivers to also receive care, and how patient care can be improved by including informal caregiver support. Participants in this study indicated the research and affiliated massage program reflected well on their view of the hospital and supported them in their caregiving role with the patient. As massage therapists, we are well aware of the challenges faced by our clients who are themselves caregivers for the various people in their lives. These clients, in many cases, are indeed informal caregivers for loved ones with temporary or permanent conditions that limit functional independence. We have these clients’ attention in relation to their own self-care and renewal needs, but other avenues may exist to support other caregivers in need through caregiver support services or programs, such as the one highlighted in this research. Ideally, hospitals and other patient advocacy proponents can take up the “take care of yourself first” approach the airline industry has adopted with their