Showing 6 results for Reflexology
T Pourghaznein , F Ghafari ,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (2-2007)
Abstract
Background & Aim: Fatigue is a significant problem during pregnancy that has rarely been studied, and may increase the number of caesarean deliveries and preterm births. Reflexology can be utilized for decrease of fatigue. Therefore this study was aimed to identify the effect of sole reflexology on pregnant women’s fatigue severity.
Methods & Materials: This research was a clinical trail study using a pre-post test design. The subjects consisted of 74 pregnant women referred to treatment health centers of Ramsar city, with 36 and 38 cases in the test and control group respectively. Sole reflexology was preformed for 30 minutes, twice a week through five weeks, in the test group. To evaluate the effect of sole reflexology, the score of fatigue was measured before and after the experiment in both groups. The instruments used included: The sample selection form, demographic data form and fatigue severity questionnaire. The collected date was analyzed by chi-square, t-test, and paired t-test Pearson correlation coefficients.
Results: There was a statistically significant decrease in fatigue in the test group compared to the control group, after reflexology. (p=0.0001). In addition there was significant negative relationship between score of fatigue and social support (r=-0.46, p=0.002) and also score of fatigue in persons that received ferrous sulfate significantly lower than others. (p<0.000).
Conclusion: According to the results of this study It is suggested that sole reflexology might have beneficial effects on reducing fatigue in pregnant women, and can be recommended as a nursing intervention program for this persons.
F Mirzaee, M Kaviani, P Jafari,
Volume 16, Issue 1 (5-2010)
Abstract
Background & Objective: Labor potentially causes stress and anxiety, especially in nulliparous women. In Iran, many pregnant women undergo cesarean section electively due to fear of labor pain. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of reflexology on the anxiety level, blood pressure, and pulse in nulliparous women in Kerman.
Methods & Materials: In this clinical trial, 70 nulliparous women with gestational age more than 37 weeks and cervical dilatation of 3-4 cm were recruited for the study. The participants were randomly allocated to two equal reflexology and control groups. The reflexology group received the intervention for 20 minutes (each foot: 10 minutes) on their feet and the control group received massage for 20 minutes on their legs. Anxiety level, blood pressure and pulse rate were measured at baseline and immediately after the intervention using Spielberger questionnaire.
Results: Anxiety level did not differ between the two groups at baseline (P=0.85). After the intervention, the mean of anxiety level was significantly lower in the reflexology group than in the control one (P<0.001). The pulse rate (P=0.44) and blood pressure (P=0.59) did not differ significantly in two study groups after the intervention.
Conclusion: Reflexology reduced anxiety level in labor.
Ali Mohammadpour, Atefeh Dehnoalian, Javad Mojtabavi,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (7-2013)
Abstract
Background & Aim: Vascular events and strokes are third leading causes of death worldwide. There are also major causes of human morbidity. Various pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments are proposed to patients with stroke. The purpose of this study was to determine effect of foot reflexology, as a non-pharmacological procedure, on systolic and diastolic blood pressures in patients with stroke.
Methods & Materials: In this clinical trial, 68 patients with stroke were selected and divided randomly into two experiment (n=34) and control (n=34) groups. Each patient in the experiment group received foot reflexology for 30 minutes. Data were recorded in the demographic and blood pressure record form. Data were analyzed using t-tests and ANOVAs in the SPSS-20.
Results: There were no significant differences between the mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures of patients in experiment and control groups at baseline. The blood pressure was significantly reduced among the experiment group after receiving the foot reflexology (P<0.05). The mean systolic blood pressure was significantly reduced in the experiment group after 10 and 30 minutes of massage and the diastolic blood pressure was reduced significantly in all measured times (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Results showed positive effects of foot reflexology on reducing blood pressure in patients with stroke. Foot reflexology should be recommended as a supplement treatment in patients with stroke.
Farideh Bastani, Elaheh Rouhi Rahim Begloo, Hamid Haghani,
Volume 21, Issue 2 (9-2015)
Abstract
Background & Aim: Anxiety is associated with postpartum mood disorder and is increased with birth of high risk neonates. Foot reflexology is a nursing intervention that can be used to reduce anxiety. T he aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of foot reflexology on anxiety in mothers with high risk neonates after Cesarean section s .
Methods & Materials: In this non-randomized clinical trial, 99 mothers having high risk neonates were recruited from the Women's General Hospital and Valieasr Hospital . The participants were allocated into three groups (n=33/group) using convenience sampling method . The group I received foot r eflexology for 40 minutes group II received leg massage and the control group received usual care after the Cesarean section. The Spielberger questionnaire was completed at baseline and three days after the interventions by the participants . Data were analyzed using the r epeated measure ANOVA and Chi-Squared in the SPSS-16 .
Results: At the baseline, there were no significant differences between the three groups in terms of demographic characteristics and the mean scores of anxiety . After the interventions, the mean score of anxiety was significantly lower in the reflexology and placebo groups than the control group (P<0.001). There was no significant difference between the reflexology and placebo groups in terms of the mean scores of anxiety (P>0.05). Comparing the mean score of anxiety between the reflexology (14.7±7.2) and placebo (9.4±8.5) groups indicated that the reflexology intervention was more effective in reducing anxiety .
Conclusion: The use of foot reflexology was effective in reducing anxiety. Nurses should use this non-pharmacologic method to control the symptoms of anxiety among mothers .
Mahla Rajabzadeh, Seyed Reza Mazloum, Samira Mohajer, Hamidreza Bahrami Taghanaki,
Volume 28, Issue 2 (6-2022)
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Background & Aim: Decreased sleep quality is one of the most common complications of radiotherapy in cancer patients. Although soaking feet in warm water and foot reflexology are two easy, inexpensive, and accessible ways to improve sleep quality, which one is more effective, has not been evaluated in existing studies. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of soaking feet in warm water and foot reflexology on sleep quality in patients undergoing radiotherapy.
Methods & Materials: This two-group randomized clinical trial was conducted on 62 cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy at Reza (AS) Medical Center in Mashhad in 2020. Patients were randomly allocated into two groups of soaking feet in warm water and reflexology. In the group of soaking feet in warm water, patients soaked their feet in 41 °C water for 20 minutes every night from the seventh day after starting radiotherapy for two weeks. In the foot reflexology group, the intervention was performed from the seventh day after starting radiotherapy for two weeks every night for 10 minutes for each foot in three areas including solar plexus, pituitary gland and pineal gland. Sleep quality score was assessed using the Petersburg Sleep Quality Questionnaire on the seventh day of radiotherapy (pre-test) and then 7, 14 and 28 days later. Data were analyzed by the SPSS software version 20 using descriptive/inferential statistics.
Results: The results showed the total score of sleep quality in the two groups decreased significantly over time (P<0.001), and this reduction was from 13.81±1.33 on the pre-test day to 4.86±1.73 on the day 28 for the reflexology group, and from 13.55±1.23 to 7.92±1.97 for the group of soaking feet in warm water. It should be noted that a decrease in the score of Petersburg questionnaire means an improvement in sleep quality.
Conclusion: Foot reflexology and soaking feet in warm water improve sleep quality in patients undergoing radiotherapy but foot reflexology is more effective in improving sleep quality. Therefore, using this method is recommended.
Clinical trial registry: IRCT20190625044009N1
Fatemeh Imani, Ebrahim Nasiri, Houshang Akbari, Mohammadreza Safdari,
Volume 28, Issue 2 (6-2022)
Abstract
Background & Aim: Anxiety and hemodynamic changes are common complications of surgeries. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of foot reflexology massage on overt anxiety and physiological parameters of patients undergoing tibia plaque surgery.
Methods & Materials: In this clinical trial study, 96 eligible patients who were candidates for Tibia plaque surgery, referred to Imam Ali (AS) Teaching Hospital in Bojnourd in the spring of 2016, were selected by the convenience sampling method. Then, they were randomly divided into two groups of 48 people: experiment and control. For the experiment group, one hour before the operation, the foot reflexology massage was performed for 10 minutes. For the control group, the foot was touched for 2 minutes. Patients’ anxiety was measured using the Spielberger Manifest Anxiety Questionnaire before and one hour after the intervention, and patients’ physiological parameters were measured before and after the intervention and at 2, 4, 6, 12 and 24 hours after the surgery. To compare and analyze the data, chi-square tests for qualitative variables and t-test, Mann-Whitney test and Repeated Measure ANOVA for quantitative variables were used on the SPSS software version 21.
Results: This study showed that the average score of anxiety after the intervention was significantly different in both the control and experiment groups (P=0.038). Also, Foot reflexology massage significantly reduced systolic blood pressure after the intervention (P=0.039) and 4 hours after the surgery (P=0.007), and also reduced diastolic blood pressure immediately after the intervention (P=0.001). Heart rate decreased significantly at all measured times after the intervention (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Foot reflexology massage can reduce overt anxiety and improve physiological parameters of patients undergoing tibia plaque surgery. Therefore, this method can be used for reducing anxiety in the patients candidate for orthopedic surgery.
Clinical trial registry: IRCT20200502047265N1
