Foot skin temperature in the foot bathing group was increased by 0.80-C during the first session and by 1.00-C during the
eighth session, whereas in the foot massage group it was increased by 0.09-C during the first session and by 0.14-C during
the eighth session. The foot skin temperature in the foot bathing group was significantly higher than that in the foot massage group, and moreover, there was an interaction effect between group and time (P G .001). However, there was no significant change in the forehead skin temperature during the first and eighth sessions in either group (Table 3).