The Effects of Self Foot Reflexology on Depression, Sleep and Low Back Pain in Community Dwelling Elderly Women.
- Author:
Mi Ran EOM
1
;
Eun Kyun KIM
;
Hee Young OH
;
Hyun Sook KIM
;
Kyung Hee KWAK
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Eulji University, Daejeon Campus, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Reflexology;
Depression;
Sleep;
Low Back Pain (LBP);
Aged
- MeSH:
Aged;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Depression;
Female;
Foot;
Humans;
Low Back Pain;
Massage
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2008;15(4):504-512
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of self foot reflexology on depression, sleep, and low back pain in elderly women. METHOD: The study was one group pre-posttest design. Data collection was done from December 2007 to January 2008 in D city. The participants were 47 women (65 years of age and over). After two weeks of reflexology education, the women did foot reflexology themselves for approximately 40 minutes, five times a week for four weeks. To verify the effects of foot reflexology, the scores for depression, sleep, and LBP were measured at baseline, after 4 weeks of self-treatment. Repeated measure ANOVA with the SPSS WIN 14.0 program were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: There were significant differences in depression, sleep, and LBP between baseline, after 4 weeks of self-treatment. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that self foot reflexology could be utilized as an effective nursing intervention for improving depression, sleep, and LBP in elderly women.
