여성건강간호학회지 (Women's Health Nursing)
- 제11권3호
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- Pages.209-217
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- 2005
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
발반사 마사지가 항암화학요법을 받는 난소암 환자의 불안과 불편감에 미치는 효과
Effects of Foot Reflexzone Massage on State-Anxiety and Discomfort in Ovari an Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
- Hwang, Kyung-Hye (Department of Nursing, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital) ;
- Choi, Euy-Soon (College of Nursing, Catholic University) ;
- Yoo, Yang-Sook (College of Nursing, Catholic University)
- 발행 : 2005.09.20
초록
Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of foot reflexzone massage on state - anxiety and discomfort of ovarian cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Method: A quasi experimental design with a non equivalent control group and non synchronized design was used. The experiment was conducted from October 1, 2003 to September 30, 2004. The subjects consisted of 40 patients admitted to C University Hospital. Twenty subjects were assigned to the experimental group and received foot reflexzone massage everyday for 3 days. The other 20 subjects were in the control group and received routine care. Foot reflexzone massage was done on both feet of the subjects for 30 minutes for 3 days using standard protocol. The 'State-Anxiety Inventory' developed by Spielberger was used to measure the degree of state-anxiety. Discomfort was assessed using the 'Symptom Distress Scale' of McCorkle and Young. Data was analyzed by a SAS program using t-test, Wilcoxon signed rank sum test and Wilcoxon rank sum test. Results: State-anxiety and discomfort of subjects receiving foot reflexzone massage were significantly lower than those of the control group. Conclusion: These findings indicate that foot reflexzone massage could be an effective nursing intervention for relieving state-anxiety and discomfort in ovarian cancer patients.