Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research (임상간호연구)
- Volume 14 Issue 3
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- Pages.37-46
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- 2008
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- 1598-9186(pISSN)
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- 2287-3694(eISSN)
The Effects of Abdominal Massage on Relieving Constipation of the Patients with Hemodialysis
복부마사지가 혈액투석환자의 변비완화에 미치는 효과
- Sung, Mi Hae (Department of Nursing, Inje University) ;
- Park, Su Jeong (Department of Nursing, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital) ;
- Eum, Ok Bong (Department of Nursing, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital)
- Received : 2008.09.18
- Accepted : 2008.10.28
- Published : 2008.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: This study was aimed to identify the effect of abdominal massage on relieving constipation of the patients receiving hemodialysis Method: This study used non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The data were collected from June 30 through July 18, 2008. The subjects of the study were 30 patients; 15 in the experimental group (with abdominal massage) and 15 in the control group(without abdominal massage). The data were analyzed with t-test,