Jang Soo Hyun, Kim Kye Ha
Department of Nursing, Songwon College, Korea.
J Korean Acad Nurs. 2009 Oct;39(5):662-72. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2009.39.5.662.
This study was to examine the effects of self-foot reflexology on stress, fatigue and blood circulation in premenopausal middle-aged women.
A quasi-experimental nonequivalent control group, pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 59 premenopausal, middle-aged women in their 40s and 60s living in G city: 30 in the experiment group and 29 in the control group. Data were collected from May to August 2008. Self-foot reflexology was performed three times a week for 6 weeks for 40 min at each session.
The results showed that self-foot reflexology was effective in reducing perceived stress and fatigue and helped blood circulation in premenopausal middle-aged women.
Self-foot reflexology may be an effective nursing intervention in reducing perceived stress and fatigue and in improving blood circulation.
本研究旨在探讨自我足部反射疗法对绝经前中年女性压力、疲劳和血液循环的影响。
采用类实验非等效对照组、前测-后测设计。参与者为居住在G市的59名40多岁和60多岁的绝经前中年女性:实验组30人,对照组29人。数据于2008年5月至8月收集。自我足部反射疗法每周进行3次,共6周,每次40分钟。
结果表明,自我足部反射疗法在减轻绝经前中年女性的感知压力和疲劳以及促进血液循环方面有效。
自我足部反射疗法可能是一种有效的护理干预措施,可减轻感知压力和疲劳并改善血液循环。