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KMID : 0806120080380020278
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대한간호학회지
2008 Volume.38 No. 2 p.278 ~ p.286
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Lower Extremity Edema and Pain of Nurses and the Effect of Self Leg Massage
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Oh Jin-A
Yoon Chae-Min
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was done to compare edema and pain after completing a nurse’s daily shift and to examine the effects of self leg massage which was usually used for reducing nurses’ lower extremity edema and pain after their
shift.
Methods: The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Study subjects were 81 nurses who took a self leg massage program created by the researcher. Self leg massage was done 15 times during 3
weeks. Data were collected from September 21 to October 31, 2007. The level of lower extremity edema was measured
by ankle and calf circumference by a tapeline in cm and the pain score was measured by using a subjective numbering
rating scale. Data were analyzed with the SPSS 12.0 program using statistics of repeated measures ANOVA.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference in pain according to the department. There was a statistically significant difference in lower extremity edema and pain in nurses after their shift and self leg massage.
Conclusion: Self leg massage was effective for relieving nurses’ lower extremity edema and pain. Therefore, it is proposed that standardized self leg massage should be applied as a method for nurses’ lower extremity edema and pain.
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KEYWORD
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Massage, Edema, Pain
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