Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing (기본간호학회지)
- Volume 15 Issue 4
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- Pages.504-512
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- 2008
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- 1225-9012(pISSN)
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- 2287-1802(eISSN)
The Effects of Self Foot Reflexology on Depression, Sleep and Low Back Pain in Community Dwelling Elderly Women
자가 발반사마사지가 재가 여성노인의 우울, 수면, 요통에 미치는 효과
- Eom,, Mi-Ran (College of Nursing, Eulji University, Daejeon Campus) ;
- Kim, Eun-Kyun (College of Nursing, Eulji University, Daejeon Campus) ;
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Oh, Hee-Young
(College of Nursing, Eulji University, Daejeon Campus)
;
- Kim, Hyun-Sook (College of Nursing, Eulji University, Seongnam Campus) ;
- Kwak, Kyung-Hee (Jeonju Kijeon Women's College)
- 엄미란 (을지대학교 간호대학 대전캠퍼스) ;
- 김은경 (을지대학교 간호대학 대전캠퍼스) ;
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오희영
(을지대학교 간호대학 대전캠퍼스)
;
- 김현숙 (을지대학교 간호대학 성남캠퍼스) ;
- 곽경희 (전주기전여자대학)
- Published : 2008.11.30
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.