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KMID : 1004620080140010033
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Clinical Nursing Research
2008 Volume.14 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.44
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The Effects of Foot Reflexology on Pain and Quality of Sleep in Patients with Terminal Cancer
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Kim Eun-Joo
Kyong Boo-Soon
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was performed to determine the effects of foot reflexology on pain and quality of sleep in patients with terminal cancer.
Methods: Quai-experimental research design was used. The subjects of this study were consisted of
19 for experimental group and 18 for control group. Visualue Scale(VAS) was used as the measurement tool of pain in
this study, Verra & Snyder-Halpern Sleep Scale(VSH) and Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) were used as the measurement
tool of perceived quality of sleep. Data were analyzed using statistical methods such as frequency, percent, x²-test, t-test
using SPSS WIN 12.0 program.
Results: The hypothesis 1 that the experimental group with reflexology has less degree of
pain than the control group without reflexology was supported (t=5.41, p<.001). The hypothesis 2 that the experimental
group with reflexology has higher degree of VSH Scale than the control group without reflexology was supported(t=2.37,
p=.02). The hypothesis 3 that the experimental group with reflexology has the difference among the mean of sleep VAS
Scale during the 12 measurement periods was not supported(F=1.63, p=.08), and no significant interactions between group
and time.
Conclusions: It is considered that reflexology is effective for reducing cancer pain and improving quality of
sleep in patients with terminal cancer.
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KEYWORD
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Massage, Pain, Sleep, Cancer
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