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KMID : 0948220040080010039
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Keimyung Journal of Nursing Science
2004 Volume.8 No. 1 p.39 ~ p.47
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Effects of Hand Reflexology on Fatigue and Emotional State in Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy
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Kim Myung-Ae
Kim Su-Jung
Kim Su-Jin
Kim Yang-Ji
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of hand reflexology on fatigue and emotional state in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy.
Method: This study was designed with non-equivalent control group pre and post test. Subjects were 29 patients who receiving radiotherapy in one hospital. Fifteen patients were assigned to the experimental group, and fourteen to the control group. The hand reflexology was applied to both hands for ten minutes each time, five times during five days. For data collection, questionnaires for fatigue, anxiety, mood, blood pressure, and pulse rate were measured before and after the program.
Results: The degree of fatigue, anxiety, and mood state in the experimental group were significantly lower than that of the control group. The systolic blood pressure and pulse rate in the experimental group were lower than that of the control group, but diastolic blood pressure in the experimental group were not significantly lower than that of the control group.
Conclusion: Hand Reflexology could be an effective nursing intervention for cancer patients suffering from fatigue, emotional states from radiotherapy. and it can help cancer patients to receive radiotherapy with lower degrees of side effects.
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KEYWORD
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reflexology, radiotherapy, fatigue, anxiety, mood
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