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Background: Stresses at intensive care units cause alterations in respiration, metabolism and oxygen consumption. Controlling oxygenation is very critical in ICU patients and, in many articles, using complementary therapies to provide relaxation inpatients has been emphasized
Purpose: This quasi-experimental study was conducted to determine the effects of foot massage on arterial oxygen saturation
Method: 46 CVA patients were selected with purposive sampling. Data collection tools were an information record form and a pulse oxymeter
Results: Findings showed that SpO2 within 10 minutes after massage was greater than that of 10 minutes before massage and SpO2 in 30 minutes after massage was greater than that of 10 minutes after and 10 minutes before massage [P< 0.001] and the increase in SpO2 amount was the same in 3 days of manipulation with no significant difference
Conclusion: It can be concluded that the increase in SpO2 may be produced by foot massage to make patients feel more conformable. Therefore, complementary therapies such as massage are recommended specially in stressful environments