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Ro, Lee, and Yang: Effect of Foot Reflexomassage on Constipation-affected College Women
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2007; 13(3): 184-191.

Published online: 22 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2007.13.3.184

Effect of Foot Reflexomassage on Constipation-affected College Women

Seung-Ok Ro1, Jae-On Lee2, Kyung-Sook Yang3

1Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Shin-Heung, Korea.

2Korean nurses association for complementary alternative therapy, Korea.

3RN, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Korea.

Corresponding author (soronurse@hanmail.net)

Received 30 June 2007       Accepted 7 September 2007

Copyright © 2007 Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing

Abstract

Purpose

This study was to determine the effects of foot reflexomassage on constipated college women for the treatment of constipation.

Method

The researcher sampled nursing students attending a college of nursing science in Gyeonggi-Do, and checked if they were affected by constipation in reference to the Rome II criteria & CAS. They were randomly divided into an experimental group(15 subjects) and a control group(15 subjects). Foot reflexomassage was applied to the experimental group 10 times in 2 weeks : each time lasted 40 minutes. The frequency of defecation and severity of constipation by CAS were measured. The collected data was analyzed using the SPSS 11.5 program.

Result

The CAS score of the experimental group was significantly lower after foot reflexomassage than those of the control group (p=.000).

Conclusion

Foot reflexomassage can be considered an effective alternative treatment for constipated young women.

Keywords: Foot reflexotherapy, Constipation, Alternative therapies, Woman

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