The effect of foot reflexology on physiological parameters
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 9
Abstract
Reflexology have a positive impact on stabilize the physiological parameters such as blood pressure and heart rate. This study aims to investigate the effects of foot reflexology on physiological parameters of patients before coronary angiography. This study is an interventional study performed in Kashan hospitals and 100 male patients undergoing angioplasty were randomly divided into two groups. In the intervention group for 30 minutes of foot reflexology massage and stimulate the soles of the feet in three points the solar plexus, the pituitary gland and the heart was performed, but in the control group was only Masazhmvmy feet. The vital signs 30 minutes before and after the intervention in both groups were measured. To analyze the data, t-test and ANOVA with repeated observations was used. The mean systolic blood pressure in both groups had significant difference compared to before [0010. = p]. Diastolic blood pressure in both groups had significant difference compared to before [420. = p]. Changes in heart rate before and after the intervention had no significant difference [090. = p]. The average number of breathing in both groups had significant difference compared to before [0010. = p and 0010.> P]. Foot reflexology can sustain physiological parameters such as systolic and diastolic pressure.
Authors and Affiliations
Arash Khalili| Instructor, Department of Nursing, School of Pediatric, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran, Negin masoudi Alavi| Profosor, Department of Nursing, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran, Davoud Mardani| MSn, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Shahid Chamran Hospital and Heart Center, Isfahan University of medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran, Nastoor Bekhradiani Pour| Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Medical, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, yasuj, Iran, Akvan Paymard| Instructor, Department of Critical care Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran, Mehdi Daraei| Pediatric Nursing Graduate Student, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran, Shapour Yaripoor| Assistant Professor, Department of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran, Saba Bashiri| Pediatric Nursing Graduate Student, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran, Mehdi Molavi Vardanjani| Instructor, Department of Nursing, School of Medical Surgical, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran, Corresponding Email: M.molavi@umsha.ac.ir
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