'Foot massage and reflexology' is one of the commonest method of complementary therapies.
Massage therapy and reflexology are manual therapeutic approaches used to facilitate healing, health and can
be used by nurses in almost any setting. The present study was conducted to assess the effect of 'foot
massage and reflexology' on physiological parameters i.e systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate and
oxygen saturation of critically ill patients. The study was carried out in five intensive care units. Using purposive
sampling, 60 patients were enrolled in this study. A protocol on the procedure of 'foot massage and reflexology'
was developed. An Observation checklist was used to record the various parameters. Controlled observations
for all the physiological parameters under study were recorded for the first three days in the morning as well as
in the evening hours with the total of six observations. Then, for the next three days the procedure of 'foot
massage and reflexology' was implemented on the same patients. All the physiological parameters were
recorded just before and after the implementation of protocol on each day in the morning as well as in the
evening hours. Mean age (yrs) ±SD of study subjects was 46.7 ±16.1 and 70% were male.During the
controlled observations there was no significant difference in any of the physiological parameters. There was
significant decrease in the systolic blood pressure, increase in diastolic blood pressure, reduction in the heart
rate and improvement in the oxygen saturation in some interventional observations after the intervention. But,
no statistically significant difference was found on the abnormal category of the blood pressure and heart rate.
So, because of the positive results of the intervention, the nurse practitioners may be trained about the
technique of foot massage and reflexology.
'Foot massage and reflexology' is one of the commonest method of complementary therapies.Massage therapy and reflexology are manual therapeutic approaches used to facilitate healing, health and canbe used by nurses in almost any setting. The present study was conducted to assess the effect of 'footmassage and reflexology' on physiological parameters i.e systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate andoxygen saturation of critically ill patients. The study was carried out in five intensive care units. Using purposivesampling, 60 patients were enrolled in this study. A protocol on the procedure of 'foot massage and reflexology'was developed. An Observation checklist was used to record the various parameters. Controlled observationsfor all the physiological parameters under study were recorded for the first three days in the morning as well asin the evening hours with the total of six observations. Then, for the next three days the procedure of 'footmassage and reflexology' was implemented on the same patients. All the physiological parameters wererecorded just before and after the implementation of protocol on each day in the morning as well as in theevening hours. Mean age (yrs) ±SD of study subjects was 46.7 ±16.1 and 70% were male.During thecontrolled observations there was no significant difference in any of the physiological parameters. There wassignificant decrease in the systolic blood pressure, increase in diastolic blood pressure, reduction in the heartrate and improvement in the oxygen saturation in some interventional observations after the intervention. But,
no statistically significant difference was found on the abnormal category of the blood pressure and heart rate.
So, because of the positive results of the intervention, the nurse practitioners may be trained about the
technique of foot massage and reflexology.
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