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김정순 ( Kim Chung-Soon ) - 한영대학교 간호과
유광수 ( You Kwang-Soo ) - 전북대학교 간호대학
홍세화 ( Hong Se-Hwa ) - 전북과학대학교 간호학과
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effects of foot reflexology on arthralgia, ankylosis, depression and sleep in community-dwelling elderly women with osteoarthritis.
Methods: The research adopted a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Participants were 47 elderly women: 22 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group. The experimental group received foot reflexology twice a week for 4 weeks. The results were analyzed using x2-test, t-test, and ANCOVA with the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program.
Results: The results showed that foot reflexology was statistically significantly effective in reducing arthralgia, ankylosis, and depression and in improving the quality of sleep as evidenced by differences between two groups.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that foot reflexology is an effective nursing intervention in reducing arthralgia, ankylosis, and depression, and improving the quality of sleep. Therefore, it is necessary to develop foot reflexology as an independent nursing intervention for elderly women with osteoarthritis in community.
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KeyWords
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발반사, 관절통증, 관절강직, 우울, 수면
Reflexology, Arthralgia, Ankylosis, Depression, Sleep
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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