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KMID : 0367020210330050472
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2021 Volume.33 No. 5 p.472 ~ p.483
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Effects of Foot Bath Therapy on Peripheral Neuropathy, Sleep Disorder, and Fatigue in Gynecologic Patients with Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy
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Kim Hyun-A
Lim Kyung-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to verify the effects of foot bathing on peripheral neuropathy, sleep disorder, and fatigue in gynecologic patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
Methods: There were 30 participants in this study who had been diagnosed with gynecologic cancer and were undergoing chemotherapy. Among them, 15 were in the experimental group of the K university hospital and 15 in the control group of the other K university hospital in D city. The experimental group received foot bathing once a day for 30 minutes over 10 days, an hour before bedtime, while the control group did not receive any foot bathing.
Results: The results of the study showed that the experimental group that received foot bathing had significant changes in objective peripheral neuropathy (p=.021), sleep disorder (p=.002), and fatigue (p=.030), as compared to the control group. However, no significant difference was found between the experimental and the control groups regarding subjective peripheral neuropathy (p=.256).
C0onclusion: Hence, our study confirmed that foot bathing can be an effective nursing intervention to reduce peripheral neuropathy, sleep disorder, and fatigue in gynecologic patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
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KEYWORD
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Foot, Baths, Peripheral nervous system diseases, Sleep disorders, Fatigue
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