Effect of Foot Reflexomassage on Constipation-affected College Women.
- Author:
Seung Ok RO
1
;
Jae On LEE
;
Kyung Sook YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, College of Shin-Heung, Korea. soronurse@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords:
Foot reflexotherapy;
Constipation;
Alternative therapies;
Woman
- MeSH:
Complementary Therapies;
Constipation;
Defecation;
Female;
Foot*;
Gyeonggi-do;
Humans;
Nursing;
Students, Nursing
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2007;13(3):184-191
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
