The Effects of Self Foot Reflexology on Depression, Sleep and Low Back Pain in Community Dwelling Elderly Women / 기본간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
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: 504-512, 2008.
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en Coreano
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| ID: wpr-647386
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of self foot reflexology on depression, sleep, and low back pain in elderly women.METHOD:
The study was one group pre-posttest design. Data collection was done from December 2007 to January 2008 in D city. The participants were 47 women (65 years of age and over). After two weeks of reflexology education, the women did foot reflexology themselves for approximately 40 minutes, five times a week for four weeks. To verify the effects of foot reflexology, the scores for depression, sleep, and LBP were measured at baseline, after 4 weeks of self-treatment. Repeated measure ANOVA with the SPSS WIN 14.0 program were used to analyze the data.RESULTS:
There were significant differences in depression, sleep, and LBP between baseline, after 4 weeks of self-treatment.CONCLUSION:
These findings suggest that self foot reflexology could be utilized as an effective nursing intervention for improving depression, sleep, and LBP in elderly women.
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Asunto principal:
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Dolor de la Región Lumbar
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Depresión
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Pie
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Masaje
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
Año:
2008
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Artículo
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