Effectiveness of Foot Reflexology on Physiological Variables and Anxiety Among Patients Subjected to Hemodialysis in Selected Dialysis Centre

Abstract

ABSTRACT newline Introduction: newlineCKD is an important public wide emerging health problem in India..FR by nurses is easy and practicable and a way to enhance the nurse-patient interrelationship. newlineObjectives: newlineand#61656; To evaluate the effectiveness of FR on pain, fatigue,BP,BF among patients undergoing HD. To determine the effectiveness of FR on anxiety among patient undergoing HD.To find the relationship between pain, fatigue,BP,BF and anxiety among patients undergoing HD in control and Study groups. To find out the association of pain, fatigue, BP,BF and anxiety among patients undergoing HD with the background variables in both the groups. newlineMethods: newline A quasi-experimental pretest and posttest control group design. The study conducted in selected dialysis centers in Puducherry. Adult undergone HD fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Estimated sample size was 310 with 155 in each group. newline The instruments used were NPR scale,FSS scale, sphygmomanometer, vascular doppler (VD8M) and Zung self-rating anxiety scale and measured with interval of after 2nd , 3rd and 4th week. FD consist of 4 steps such as relaxation, oil application, massage and point-oriented techniques for 40 min. Researcher had given 6 cycles of FR to the patients after HD.cycle given in alternate day 3 cycles/week. newlineResults: newlineThe research results revealed the pain (Mean 7.15 2.02; and#61539;2=113.65, p=0.001), fatigue (Mean 50.07 30.77, and#61539;2=187.50, p=0.001), SBP (Mean 154.24- 126.96;and#61539;2=141.35, p=0.001), DBP (Mean 98.05- 79.43; and#61539;2=127.13, p=0.001), anxiety (Mean 71.09-45.82; and#61539;2=228.00, p=0.001) was reduced and increase in BF (Mean 0.43-1.02; and#61539;2=239.78, p=0.001) in control group no significant reduction. newlineConclusion: newline Study concluded that the FR intervention helped the patients in reduction of pain, fatigue, stabilize BP, reduction in anxiety and improvement in BF. newline