Family Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
Pediatric Nursing, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
Compr Child Adolesc Nurs. 2021 Mar;44(1):63-78. doi: 10.1080/24694193.2020.1740827. Epub 2020 Mar 26.
As part of an emerging movement in complementary therapy, the practice of infant foot reflexology and abdominal massage is gaining widespread acceptance as a therapeutic approach to the relief of infantile colic. The objective of the current research is to offer an evaluation of knowledge, attitudes and practice amongst new mothers in relation to infant massage and reflexology. Specifically, the intention is to apply any insights gained to the establishment of appropriate educational programmes in line with the requirements of new mothers. This is to be achieved through the appraisal of any perceived improvements in the knowledge, attitudes and practices of new mothers following the completion of any programme. A quasi-experimental design is adopted in this research and applied in the setting of the outpatient clinic at the University Hospital in Najran, Saudi Arabia. A convenience sample, comprising sixty-two new mothers, all of whom have infants ranging in age from one month to four months. All the infants experience colic. The first instrument employed in this research comprises a structured interview wherein interviewees are presented with a two-part sheet. Section one is devoted to the obtaining of socio-demographic data regarding the mothers and the infants, whilst section two consists of a questionnaire devoted to gauging the level of knowledge of new mothers. The second research instrument is an observation checklist aimed at evaluating the practical skills of new mothers, whereas the third research tool employed in this study is a Likert scale which judges the attitudes of new mothers toward foot reflexology and abdominal massage. The findings of the research reveal that most new mothers demonstrated improvements to their attitudes, knowledge, and practice following the programme. Specifically, there was found to be statistically significant correlation between the age, educational level, and work experience of new mothers and their scores for attitudes, knowledge, and practices. Hence, it was possible to conclude that educational programmes for new mothers can augment their knowledge, refine their practices and improve their attitudes in respect of abdominal massage and foot reflexology as a means of treating colic in infants. Thus, the authors recommend that educational programmes constitute a significant means by which abdominal massage and foot reflexology can be promoted as a therapy for the treatment of colic.
作为补充疗法中新兴运动的一部分，婴儿足部反射疗法和腹部按摩作为缓解婴儿绞痛的治疗方法越来越被广泛接受。目前研究的目的是评估新妈妈对婴儿按摩和反射疗法的知识、态度和实践。具体来说，目的是根据新妈妈的要求，将获得的任何见解应用于建立适当的教育计划。这将通过评估任何计划完成后新妈妈在知识、态度和实践方面的任何感知改善来实现。本研究采用准实验设计，并应用于沙特阿拉伯纳季兰大学医院门诊诊所。采用方便样本，包括 62 名新妈妈，她们的婴儿年龄从一个月到四个月不等。所有的婴儿都有绞痛。本研究使用的第一个工具是一个结构化访谈，受访者将被提供一个两部分的表格。第一部分用于获取有关母亲和婴儿的社会人口统计学数据，而第二部分由一个专门用于衡量新妈妈知识水平的问卷组成。第二个研究工具是一个观察检查表，旨在评估新妈妈的实际技能，而第三个在这项研究中使用的研究工具是一个李克特量表，用于判断新妈妈对足部反射疗法和腹部按摩的态度。研究结果表明，大多数新妈妈在参加完该计划后，其态度、知识和实践都有所改善。具体来说，新妈妈的年龄、教育水平和工作经验与其态度、知识和实践的得分之间存在显著的相关性。因此，可以得出结论，新妈妈的教育计划可以增加她们的知识，完善她们的实践，提高她们对腹部按摩和足部反射疗法的态度，作为治疗婴儿绞痛的一种手段。因此，作者建议教育计划是推广腹部按摩和足部反射疗法作为治疗绞痛的一种疗法的重要手段。
