Department of Internal Diseases Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.
Department of Internal Diseases Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
J Hum Hypertens. 2021 Jul;35(7):627-637. doi: 10.1038/s41371-020-0371-z. Epub 2020 Jul 16.
The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the influence of foot and back massage on blood pressure and sleep quality in females with essential hypertension. Non-pharmacologic methods like massage may be effective for balancing blood pressure and solving sleep problems. This is a randomized controlled study conducted in accordance with CONSORT rules. Females with essential hypertension were applied a total of six sessions of 30 min of foot and back massage twice weekly during 3 weeks. The study included a total of 90 patients of whom 60 were in intervention group (foot massage group, back massage group) and 30 in control group. Data were collected through personal data form (PDF) which included descriptive characteristics, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Six sessions of foot massage and back massage were detected to lead to a reduction in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) values and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.001). A strong statistical difference was found between mean pretest posttest scores of overall and sub-dimensional scores of PSQI in females in intervention group (p < 0.001). Foot and back massage was found to be effective in reducing blood pressure and improving sleep quality.
本研究旨在探讨足部和背部按摩对原发性高血压女性血压和睡眠质量的影响。非药物方法，如按摩，可能对平衡血压和解决睡眠问题有效。这是一项按照 CONSORT 规则进行的随机对照研究。原发性高血压女性接受了总共 6 次 30 分钟的足部和背部按摩，每周 2 次，持续 3 周。该研究共纳入 90 例患者，其中 60 例为干预组（足部按摩组、背部按摩组），30 例为对照组。数据通过个人资料表格（PDF）收集，包括描述性特征和匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）。6 次足部按摩和背部按摩被发现可降低收缩压（SBP）和舒张压（DBP）值，差异具有统计学意义（p<0.001）。干预组女性的 PSQI 总分和各维度得分的术前术后均数差异具有统计学意义（p<0.001）。足部和背部按摩可有效降低血压，改善睡眠质量。
