- 발반사 마사지가 골관절염 재가 여성노인의 관절통증, 관절강직, 우울 및 수면에 미치는 효과
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- 김정순,유광수,홍세화,Kim. Chung Soon,Yoo. Kwang Soo,Hong. Se Hwa
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 지역사회간호학회지
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2014년|25권 3호|pp.207-216 (10 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 지역사회간호학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
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Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effects of foot reflexology on arthralgia, ankylosis, depression and sleep in community-dwelling elderly women with osteoarthritis. Methods: The research adopted a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Participants were 47 elderly women: 22 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group. The experimental group received foot reflexology twice a week for 4 weeks. The results were analyzed using $x^2$-test, t-test, and ANCOVA with the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. Results: The results showed that foot reflexology was statistically significantly effective in reducing arthralgia, ankylosis, and depression and in improving the quality of sleep as evidenced by differences between two groups. Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that foot reflexology is an effective nursing intervention in reducing arthralgia, ankylosis, and depression, and improving the quality of sleep. Therefore, it is necessary to develop foot reflexology as an independent nursing intervention for elderly women with osteoarthritis in community.