The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회지)
- Volume 12 Issue 2
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- Pages.178-186
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- 2006
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- 1225-9578(pISSN)
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- 2093-7814(eISSN)
The Effect of Hand Reflexology on Pain, Skin Temperature and Nursing Practice
입원 환자에서 손 반사요법의 통증, 피부체온 및 간호실무 효과
- Ha, Hyae-Chung (Seoul Women's College of Nursing) ;
- Lee, Young-Soon (Seoul Veterans Hospital) ;
- Kim, Dong-Soo (Seoul Veterans Hospital) ;
- Lee, Myung-Sook (Seoul Veterans Hospital) ;
- Oh, Sei-Young (Seoul Women's College of Nursing)
- Published : 2006.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: This study is aimed to examine the effectiveness on pain, feeling and nursing practice of hand reflexology applied to in-patient in the clinical setting. Method: The pre/post test methods using VAS for pain and feeling, physiologic measuring, and questionnaire of nursing care were conducted. Subjects were selected 45 in-patients from a surgical ward in hospitals during Nov.-Dec. 2005. 5 minute hand reflexology therapy was applied to both hands of participant by two research assistants at the same time. Data were analyzed based on SAS program using frequency,