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KMID : 1141620230350010001
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Health & Nursing
2023 Volume.35 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.7
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The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Pain and Anxiety Levels of Women during Childbirth : A S ystem atic Review
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Shin Hye-Jin
Joo Soo-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to synthesize and identify studies that examined the effects of foot reflexology on pain and anxiety levels of women during childbirth.
Methods: This study is a systematic review of published Randomized Control Trials and Quasi-experiments listed in PubMed CINAHL RISS, National Assembly Library between 2012 and 2022. Search terms were ‘Foot Reflexology’, ‘Childbirth,’ ‘Labor,’ ‘Pain,’ and ‘Anxiety.’
Results: Five published articles were selected for systematic review, three that reported significantly decreased VAS-pain scores, and two that observed significant decrease in State Anxiety Inventory scores.
Conclusion: This study suggests that foot reflexology can decrease the pain and anxiety levels of women during childbirth. However, further large, rigorously designed studies are needed to verify these findings.
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KEYWORD
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Foot, Reflexology, Childbirth, Pain, Anxiety
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