A study to evaluate the effectiveness of foot massage therapy to reduce pain among rheumatoid arthritis patients in selected hospital at Bangalore
Journal Title: International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of foot massage therapy to reduce pain among rheumatoid arthritis patients; the research approach adopted for this study was an evaluative approach. Pre –experimental one group pretestposttest design was used. The conceptual frame work used King’s Goal Attainment Theory; investigator hadutilized non probability convenient sampling technique to select 30 samples within the age group of 40-80 years old patients. The tool used for data collection was modified pain and physical disability assessment scale from Oswestry and Wong Baker Visual Analog Scale. The data collection procedure started with the pretest data record for their level of pain and physical disability of subjects. Then the investigator provided foot massage for 15 minutes once a day for 5 consecutive days and the investigator assessed the post test on5rd day with the help of same instrument for pain and physical disability for the same group. The data reliability was r = 0.941 and validity of tool ensured before proceeding the data collection.
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Yemane fessehaye berhe
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