The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Stress, Fatigue, and Low Back Pain in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Trial

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Pain Management Nursing Pub Date : 2024-06-18 DOI:10.1016/j.pmn.2024.05.013

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Abstract

Objectives

This study, which uses a randomized controlled design, aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology on stress, fatigue, and low back pain (LBP) in intensive care unit (ICU) nurses.

Methods

The study was conducted with intensive care unit nurses at two hospitals in a city between September 2022 and April 2023. The study sample consisted of 42 nurses, 21 of whom had low back pain for at least 3 months and 21 of whom were controls. In the study, foot reflexology was applied to the intervention group for 20 minutes (10 minutes on each foot) once a week for 4 weeks. There was no intervention applied to the control group. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

Findings

Based on the change in the mean scores of the scale in the intervention and control groups over time, a statistically significant decrease was found between the pre-test (before foot reflexology) and post-test mean scores of the LBP-VAS (from 6.33 to 2.24, respectively) and the Fatigue Severity Scale (from 4.81 to 3.60, respectively) in the intervention group. Although there was no statistically significant difference between the perceived stress scale pre-test and post-test scores, it was found that there was a decrease in favor of the intervention group.

Conclusion

Foot reflexology appears to offer promise as an effective method for ICU nurses to reduce lower back pain and fatigue.

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足部反射疗法对重症监护室护士压力、疲劳和腰痛的影响：随机对照试验

研究目的本研究采用随机对照设计，旨在确定足部反射疗法对重症监护室（ICU）护士压力、疲劳和腰背痛（LBP）的影响：研究对象为某市两家医院的重症监护室护士，时间为 2022 年 9 月至 2023 年 4 月。研究样本由 42 名护士组成，其中 21 名患有腰背痛至少 3 个月，21 名为对照组。在研究中，干预组每周进行一次足部反射疗法，每次 20 分钟（每只脚 10 分钟），持续 4 周。对照组不采取任何干预措施。研究使用个人信息表、感知压力量表（PSS）、疲劳严重程度量表（FSS）和视觉模拟量表（VAS）收集数据：根据干预组和对照组的量表平均分随时间的变化，发现干预组的躯干疼痛量表（LBP-VAS）和疲劳严重程度量表（Fatigue Severity Scale）的测试前（足部反射疗法前）和测试后平均分（分别从 6.33 分降至 2.24 分和从 4.81 分降至 3.60 分）在统计学上有显著下降。虽然觉察到的压力量表测试前和测试后的得分在统计学上没有显著差异，但发现干预组的得分有所下降：足部反射疗法似乎有望成为重症监护室护士减轻下背部疼痛和疲劳的有效方法。

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Pain Management Nursing 医学-护理

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

5.90%

发文量

187

审稿时长

>12 weeks

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