The Effects of Foot Reflexology on Nausea, Vomiting and Fatigue of Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
;
: 177-185, 2005.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-80607
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of foot reflexology on nausea, vomiting and fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.METHOD:
The research was a quasi-experimental study using a non-equivalent pre-post design and was conducted from Jan. 26, to Mar. 20, 2004. The subjects consisted of 34 patients with 18 in the experimental group and 16 in control group. A pretest and 2 posttests were conducted to measure nausea, vomiting and fatigue. For the experimental group, foot reflexology, which was consisted of 4 phases for 40 minutes, was given by a researcher and 4 research assistants. The collected data were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA using the SPSS WIN 10.0 program.RESULTS:
There was a statistically significant decrease in nausea, and vomiting in the experimental group compared to the control group over two different times. In addition, there was a statistically significant decrease in fatigue in the experimental group compared to the control group over two different times.CONCLUSION:
Foot reflexology was effective on nausea, vomiting and fatigue in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in this study. Therefore, foot reflexology can be usefully utilized as a nursing intervention in the field of cancer nursing for breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Vomiting
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Breast Neoplasms
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Fatigue
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Foot
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Massage
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Nausea
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Antineoplastic Agents
Limits:
Adult
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Female
/
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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