The Power of Hand Reflexology in Ameliorating Anxiety, Pain, and Fatigue Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography

Alexandria University60 enrolled

Overview

Reflexology influences pain perception and pain-impulse transmission by releasing endorphins (12). Patients with a variety of medical illnesses can benefit from hand reflexology by lessening their physical and emotional discomfort (13, 14). Therefore, this study was done to investigate the power of hand reflexology in ameliorating anxiety, pain, and fatigue among patients undergoing coronary angiography

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Interventions

Hand ReflexologyBEHAVIORAL

Reflexology is a well-known, safe, and noninvasive alternative medicine technique. It alludes to a treatment that is applied to particular areas of the hands and feet. The compression on the hands or feet serves as a sensor linked to particular body areas. These sensors are activated by the reflexology technique to improve blood flow, energize, relax, and maintain homeostasis.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 60 Years

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Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Patients between the ages of 20 and 60 who were scheduled for non-emergency CA, Absence of any hands' sensory motor disorders, or upper limb vascular injuries. * No abnormalities such as amputations, burns, skin lesions, and intervertebral disc herniation. * No history of mental illnesses. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with severe mental problems

Locations (1)

Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria university

Alexandria, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain intensity

It is a 10 cm horizontal line with two ends; the left end typically denotes "no pain," while the right end typically denotes "worst possible pain."

Time frame: 4 months

Fatigue

The Rhoten Fatigue Scale (RFS) is a subjective rating scale developed by (16) to measure a patient's fatigue level. It comprises a 10-centimeter line with extremely positive and negative statements at either end.

Time frame: 4 months

Anxiety

The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was developed in 1988 by (17) to assess the severity of anxiety symptoms. The Likert scale for the 21 items that comprise the BAI ranges from 0 to 3. The overall score is between 0 and 63.

Time frame: 4 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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