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Ko and Park: Effects of Self-foot Reflexology on Fatigue and Sleep States in Women Nurses
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2007; 13(1): 21-27.

Published online: 22 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2007.13.1.21

Effects of Self-foot Reflexology on Fatigue and Sleep States in Women Nurses

Young Sook Ko1, Mi Kyung Park2

1Full-time Lecture, Department of Nursing, Kwangyang Health College, Korea.

2Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Nambu University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Ko, Young Sook(Corresponding Author). Department of Nursing, Kwangyang Health College 233-1, Dukrye-ri, Kwangyang-eup, Kwangyang-si, Chonnam 545-703, Korea. Tel: 82-61-760-1448, Fax: 82-62-226-4172, sook4095@hanmail.net

Received 5 February 2007       Accepted 12 March 2007

Copyright © 2007 Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing

Abstract

Purpose

This study examined the effects of Self-foot reflexology(SFR) on fatigue and sleep states in clinical women nurses.

Method

This study was a nonequivalent pretest-posttest quasi-experimental. Women nurses were assigned to an experimental group (EG, n=20) or a control group (CG, n=20). The EG participated in SFR for a total of 40 minutes, 2 times per week during 4 weeks on their Rt & Lt feet. The CG did not receive SFR during the research period. The EG & CG had never before received SFR, and they had no open wounds or fractures. Data was analyzed using the χ2-test, and t-test by the SPSS version 12.0 program at a 5% significant level.

Results

The score of fatigue in the EG was significantly lower than that of the CG and the score of sleep states in the EG was also significantly higher than that of the CG.

Conclusion

The findings show that the score of fatigue decreased and sleep states increased in the study. Therefore, we should consider SFR as an intervention on clinical nurses. However, it is still needed to verify its effects through more intensive study.

Keywords: Women nurses, Self-foot reflexology, Fatigue, Sleep states

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