Master of medical-surgical nursing student, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Assistant Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Lecture, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Assistant Professor, Department of physiotherapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2018 May;31:220-228. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.02.018. Epub 2018 Mar 3.
This study aimed to investigate the effect of foot reflexology on anxiety and physiological parameters in patients after CABG surgery.
This was a single-blind, three-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial with three groups of 40 male patients undergoing CABG. Participants were placed in three groups, named intervention, placebo, and control. Physiological parameters were measured including systolic and diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, percutaneous oxygen saturation, and anxiety of participants.
Results showed a statistically significant difference between intervention and control groups in terms of the level of anxiety (p < 0.05). Also, results showed a statistically significant effect on all physiological parameters except heart rate (p < 0.05).
This study indicated that foot reflexology may be used by nurses as an adjunct to standard ICU care to reduce anxiety and stabilize physiological parameters such as systolic, diastolic, mean arterial pressure, and heart rate.
本研究旨在探讨足部反射疗法对 CABG 手术后患者焦虑和生理参数的影响。
这是一项单盲、三臂、平行组、随机对照试验，共有 40 名男性 CABG 患者分为三组。参与者被分为三组，分别为干预组、安慰剂组和对照组。测量了生理参数，包括收缩压和舒张压、平均动脉压、心率、呼吸频率、经皮血氧饱和度和参与者的焦虑程度。
结果显示，干预组和对照组在焦虑水平方面存在统计学差异（p<0.05）。此外，除心率外，所有生理参数均显示出统计学上的显著效果（p<0.05）。
本研究表明，足部反射疗法可以由护士作为标准 ICU 护理的辅助手段，以减轻焦虑并稳定收缩压、舒张压、平均动脉压和心率等生理参数。
