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Original Article
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
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2014;22(4):409-419.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2011.22.4.409
Published online: April 4, 2014

1Visiting Nurse, Ilsan Donggu Community Health Center, Korea.

2Part-time Instructor, College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University, Korea.

3Charge Nurse, Presbyterian Medical Center, Korea.

4Nurse, Chonbuk National Universty Hospital, Korea.

• Received: September 28, 2011   • Revised: December 7, 2011   • Accepted: December 10, 2011

© 2011 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

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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 χ2 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.
Figure 1
Research design.
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Table 1
Homogenesity Test of General Characteristics (N=45)
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Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Fisher's exact test.

Table 2
Homogenesity Test of Dependent Variables (N=45)
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Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Table 3
Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Sleep (N=45)
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Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Table 4
Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Depression (N=45)
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Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Table 5
Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Skin Temperature (N=45)
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Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

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