THE EFFECT OF FOOT REFLEXOLOGY ON ANXIETY OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

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SEYYED RASOOLI ALEHE; ZAMANZADEH VAHID; GHAFARY MOHAMMAD REZA; KALANTARI HOSSEIN

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Journal: Medical-Surgical Nursing Journal Year:2013 | Volume:2 | Issue:3-4 Page(s): 137-142

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THE EFFECT OF FOOT REFLEXOLOGY ON ANXIETY OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

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SEYYED RASOOLI ALEHE | ZAMANZADEH VAHID | GHAFARY MOHAMMAD REZA | KALANTARI HOSSEIN | Issue Writer Certificate

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REFLEXOLOGYQ2

SPIELBERGER ANXIETY SCOREQ2

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASEQ2

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Background and Objective: Anxiety effects on function in all organ’s especially on respiratory system and adverse effects in patients with CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) has more negative effects. Therefore this study was conducted due to the high rate of patient with COPD and need of safe and non-invasive way in nursing care to reduce anxiety in patients.Materials and Method: This randomized controlled trial was done on 40 patients with COPD in two groups of foot REFLEXOLOGY and one control group in Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz, Iran in 2012. In the intervention group, the foot massage was done for 30 minutes once a week for 6 sessions. General form of the SPIELBERGER ANXIETY SCORE was filled once before starting and once after the last session of the intervention by all the patients. Data were analyzed using paired t-test and chi-square test.Results: The anxiety level of participants in the intervention group 63.3 ± 6.7 to 54.8 ± 5.5 and the control of 65.0 ± 6.1 to 64.8 ± 5.8 have been reduced. In the intervention group, this difference was statistically significant (P<0.001).Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that foot REFLEXOLOGY can be used easily and as a safe method in nursing intervention to reduce anxiety in patient with COPD.

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SEYYED RASOOLI, ALEHE, ZAMANZADEH, VAHID, GHAFARY, MOHAMMAD REZA, & KALANTARI, HOSSEIN. (2013). THE EFFECT OF FOOT REFLEXOLOGY ON ANXIETY OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. MEDICAL - SURGICAL NURSING JOURNAL, 2(3-4), 137-142. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/251435/en

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SEYYED RASOOLI ALEHE, ZAMANZADEH VAHID, GHAFARY MOHAMMAD REZA, KALANTARI HOSSEIN. THE EFFECT OF FOOT REFLEXOLOGY ON ANXIETY OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. MEDICAL - SURGICAL NURSING JOURNAL[Internet]. 2013;2(3-4):137-142. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/251435/en

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ALEHE SEYYED RASOOLI, VAHID ZAMANZADEH, MOHAMMAD REZA GHAFARY, and HOSSEIN KALANTARI, “THE EFFECT OF FOOT REFLEXOLOGY ON ANXIETY OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL,” MEDICAL - SURGICAL NURSING JOURNAL, vol. 2, no. 3-4, pp. 137–142, 2013, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/251435/en

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