The Effect of Foot Reflexology Applied on Dialysis Patients

Dokuz Eylul University40 enrolled

Overview

Reflexology is massage therapy used to maintain and improve health, as well as relieve some symptoms. Foot reflexology, which is thought to have an effect on dialysis symptoms, will be applied to hemodialysis patients in 9 sessions. In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology applied to dialysis patients on sleep, anxiety and quality of life.

Reflexology is defined as a holistic treatment based on stimulating the nerves and blood circulation in the body by manually stimulating the reflex points in the hands and feet corresponding to all parts of the body, organs and systems. In the literature, there are many studies conducted in different samples to evaluate the effectiveness of reflexology massage. Hemodialysis patients are also included in these samples. Hemodialysis patients are faced with many physical and emotional symptoms such as lifestyle changes, psychosocial effects, side effects due to treatment, during their treatment process. Nurses play an important role in alleviating and eliminating these complaints. Objective: It is aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology applied to dialysis patients on sleep, anxiety and quality of life. Design: Randomized, controlled, prospective study. Setting: University Hospital Hemodialysis Center in Izmir. Patients: Forty patients receiving hemodialysis treatment. Interventions: Nine sessions of reflexology massage will be given to reflex points including the solar plexus, brain, pituitary, thyroid, diaphragm, upper lymphs, lung, spinal cord and adrenal glands. Main Outcome Measures: sleep, anxiety, and quality of life.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Nursing Caries

Interventions

massage therapyBEHAVIORAL

Reflexology is massage therapy used to maintain and improve health, as well as relieve some symptoms.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Conscious and oriented with no communication problem * Agreeing to participate in the study * Receiving hemodialysis treatment 3 times a week for 6 months or more * Patients who have no problem to apply massage; Those who do not have any skin lesions, burns, pathological diseases related to muscles and bones, phlebitis, embolism or bleeding disorder. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have received hemodialysis treatment for less than 6 months. * Patients with diabetic neuropathy * Those who have any skin lesions, burns, open wounds, muscle and bone-related pathological disease, phlebitis, embolism or bleeding disorder in the foot. * Patients with infection

Locations (1)

Başkent University, İzmir Çiğli Dialysis Center

Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

sleep

improvement in sleep quality. The patients' sleep quality score were collected by the Richard-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire. The scale has a 100-mm line with words describing the poorest possible sleep (0 mm) to the best possible sleep (100 mm).

Time frame: nine sessions of foot reflexology massage will be given to reflex points including the solar plexus, brain, pituitary, thyroid, diaphragm, upper lymphs, lung, spinal cord and adrenal glands for 3 weeks.

Secondary Outcomes

anxiety

reduce anxiety. The patients' anxiety score data were collected by the State Anxiety Inventory. It is a 20-item scale. The scores in the inventory range from 20 to 80. Higher points show a higher level of anxiety.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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