Ozdemir Gülistan, Ovayolu Nimet, Ovayolu Ozlem
Hacı Bozan Bozanoglu Anadolu Medical School, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
Int J Nurs Pract. 2013 Jun;19(3):265-73. doi: 10.1111/ijn.12066.
The research was conducted to evaluate the effect of foot reflexology on fatigue, pain and cramps in haemodialysis patients. The sample consisted of 80 patients in total, 40 intervention and 40 control patients, receiving treatment in the haemodialysis units of two institutions. Data were collected by using a questionnaire, Piper Fatigue Scale and visual analogue scale for measuring the severity of cramp and pain. The intervention group received reflexology treatment for 1 week in three sessions following haemodialysis, each session lasting approximately 30 min. Parametric and non-parametric tests were used in data analysis. It was determined that reflexology reduced the fatigue subscale scores and total scale scores as well as pain and cramp mean scores in the intervention group. The research results revealed that the severity of fatigue, pain and cramp decreased in patients receiving reflexology.
本研究旨在评估足部反射疗法对血液透析患者疲劳、疼痛和痉挛的影响。样本总共包括80名患者，其中40名为干预组患者，40名为对照组患者，他们在两家机构的血液透析单元接受治疗。通过使用问卷、派珀疲劳量表以及用于测量痉挛和疼痛严重程度的视觉模拟量表来收集数据。干预组在血液透析后的一周内接受了三次反射疗法治疗，每次治疗持续约30分钟。数据分析采用了参数检验和非参数检验。结果表明，反射疗法降低了干预组的疲劳分量表得分、总量表得分以及疼痛和痉挛的平均得分。研究结果显示，接受反射疗法的患者疲劳、疼痛和痉挛的严重程度有所降低。
