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- The Effects of Foot Reflexology on Arthralgia, Ankylosis, Depression, and Sleep in Community-dwelling Elderly Women with Osteoarthritis
- Chung Soon Kim, Kwang Soo Yoo, Se Hwa Hong
- J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2014;25(3):207-216. Published online September 30, 2014
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2014.25.3.207
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Abstract
PDF - PURPOSE
This study was conducted to examine the effects of foot reflexology on arthralgia, ankylosis, depression and sleep in community-dwelling elderly women with osteoarthritis.
METHODS
The research adopted a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Participants were 47 elderly women: 22 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group. The experimental group received foot reflexology twice a week for 4 weeks. The results were analyzed using chi2-test, t-test, and ANCOVA with the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program.
RESULTS
The results showed that foot reflexology was statistically significantly effective in reducing arthralgia, ankylosis, and depression and in improving the quality of sleep as evidenced by differences between two groups.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study indicated that foot reflexology is an effective nursing intervention in reducing arthralgia, ankylosis, and depression, and improving the quality of sleep. Therefore, it is necessary to develop foot reflexology as an independent nursing intervention for elderly women with osteoarthritis in community. -
Citations
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- Effects of auricular acupressure on sleep and pain in elderly people who have osteoarthritis and live in nursing homes: A randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Won Jin Lee, Hyojung Park
EXPLORE.2023; 19(2): 214. CrossRef - Effects of Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Improve the Sleep of Korean Elderly: A Systematic Review
Yunhee Park, Hyun Jung Yun
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing.2022; 29(1): 67. CrossRef - The Effect of Hand Press Pellet Therapy on Arthralgia, Ankylosis, and Depression in Elderly Women with Knee Osteoarthritis
Hyojung Park, Hyeri Yang
The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing.2020; 23(1): 27. CrossRef - Effects of Jeungmiobi-tang on the Articular Cartilage Injuries Induced by Monosodium Iodoacetate in Rats
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Journal of Korean Medicine.2020; 41(3): 138. CrossRef - Sleep patterns and it's influencing factors of hospitalized elderly in long-term care hospital
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Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society.2016; 27(3): 773. CrossRef - The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Arthralgia, Ankylosis, Depression, and Sleep of Elderly Housebound Women with Osteoarthritis
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Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science.2015; 17(2): 123. CrossRef
- Effects of auricular acupressure on sleep and pain in elderly people who have osteoarthritis and live in nursing homes: A randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial
- The Effects of Foot Reflexology on Sleep, Depression and Skin Temperature of the Female Elderly at Home
- Chung Soon Kim, Se Hwa Hong, Se Ryeong Kim, Yeo Jin Kim
- J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2011;22(4):409-419. Published online December 31, 2011
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2011.22.4.409
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Abstract
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- PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of foot reflexology on sleep, depression and skin temperature of the female elderly at home.
METHODS
This research used the non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants were 45 elders residing at home: 23 in the experimental group and 22 in the control group. The experimental group received 30-minute foot reflexology 8 times for 2 weeks. The results were analyzed using chi2 test, t-test with the SPSS/WIN 12.0 program.
RESULTS
The results showed that foot reflexology was significantly effective in improving the quality of sleep, reducing depression, and raising the temperature of both feet. However, the temperature of both palms was not statistically significantly different between the two groups.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study indicated that foot reflexology is an effective nursing intervention in improving the quality of sleep, reducing depression, and raising the temperature of both feet. Therefore, it is recommended to use foot reflexology as a complementary nursing intervention for elderly women at home in community. -
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by- Effects of Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Improve the Sleep of Korean Elderly: A Systematic Review
Yunhee Park, Hyun Jung Yun
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing.2022; 29(1): 67. CrossRef - Effects of aroma self-foot reflexology on peripheral neuropathy, peripheral skin temperature, anxiety, and depression in gynaecologic cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: A randomised controlled trial
Gie Ok Noh, Kyung Sook Park
European Journal of Oncology Nursing.2019; 42: 82. CrossRef - The Effects of Foot Reflexology on Arthralgia, Ankylosis, Depression, and Sleep in Community-dwelling Elderly Women with Osteoarthritis
Chung Soon Kim, Kwang Soo Yoo, Se Hwa Hong
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2014; 25(3): 207. CrossRef
- Effects of Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Improve the Sleep of Korean Elderly: A Systematic Review
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