Lower Extremity Edema and Pain of Nurses and the Effect of Self Leg Massage.
10.4040/jkan.2008.38.2.278
- Author:
Jina OH
1
;
Chae Min YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Inje University, Busan, Korea. ohjina@inje.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract ; Evaluation Studies
- Keywords:
Massage;
Edema;
Pain
- MeSH:
Adult;
Edema/*therapy;
Education, Nursing, Continuing;
Female;
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice;
Humans;
*Leg/physiology;
*Massage;
Nursing Staff, Hospital/*psychology;
Pain/*therapy;
Pain Measurement;
Self Care;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2008;38(2):278-286
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to compare edema and pain after completing a nurse's daily shift and to examine the effects of self leg massage which was usually used for reducing nurses' lower extremity edema and pain after their shift. METHODS: The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Study subjects wer 81 nurses who took a self leg massage program created by the researcher. Self leg massage was done 15 times during 3 weeks. Data were collected from September 21 to October 31, 2007. The level of lower extremity edema was measured by ankle and calf circumference by a tapeline in cm and the pain score was measured by using a subjective numbering rating scale. Data were analyzed with the SPSS 12.0 program using statistics of repeated measures ANOVA. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant difference in pain according to the department. There was a statistically significant difference in lower extremity edema and pain in nurses after their shift and self leg massage. CONCLUSION: Self leg massage was effective for relieving nurses' lower extremity edema and pain. Therefore, it is proposed that standardized self leg massage should be applied as a method for nurses' lower extremity edema and pain.
