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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.3.615

Effects of Self-foot Reflexology in Female College Students Wearing High Heels  

Kang, Young Suk (Department of Nursing, Busan Woman College)
Hwang, Sun Kyung (Collage of Nursing, Pusan National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.3, 2017 , pp. 615-627 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify the physical and psycho-social effects of self-foot reflexology on female college students wearing high heels. The research design used was the nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. A total of sixty-eight participants were assigned to the experimental group (n=35) or control group (n=33). Data were collected at baseline and after 6 weeks and 10 weeks. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, t-test, and repeated measures ANOVA with the SPSS WIN 20.0 program. In the analysis of the physical effects of self-foot reflexology, there were significant interactions of group by time in terms of the lower extremity edema and fatigue (p<.05). In the analysis of the psycho-social effects of self-foot reflexology, there were significant interactions of group by time in terms of the perceived health status and self-efficacy (p<.05), except for health promoting behavior. Self-foot reflexology was effective in reducing lower extremity edema and fatigue and in improving the perceived health status and self-efficacy. Consequently, self-foot reflexology as a nursing intervention was found to be a method of providing female college students wearing high heels with physical and psycho-social relief.
Keywords
Female college students; Health behaviors; Health promotion; Self-foot reflexology; Shoe(high heel);
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