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이정순 ( Lee Jeong-Soon ) - 기독간호대학
한미숙 ( Han Mi-Sook ) - 송원대학 간호과
정영해 ( Chung Young-Hee ) - 동신대학교 간호학과
김진선 ( Kim Jin-Sun ) - 조선대학교 간호학과
최정숙 ( Choi Jeong-Suk ) - 국립나주병원
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of foot reflexology on fatigue, sleep and pain.
Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted. Electronic database and manual searches were conducted on all published studies reporting the effects of foot reflexology on fatigue, sleep, and pain. Forty four studies were eligible including 15 studies associated with fatigue, 18 with sleep, and 11 with pain. The effects of foot reflexology were analyzed using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Version 2.0. The homogeneity and the fail-safe N were calculated. Moreover, a funnel plot was used to assess publication bias.
Results: The effects on fatigue, sleep, and pain were not homogeneous and ranged from 0.63 to 5.29, 0.01 to 3.22, and 0.43 to 2.67, respectively. The weighted averages for fatigue, sleep, and pain were 1.43, 1.19, and 1.35, respectively. No publication bias was detected as evaluated by fail-safe N. Foot reflexology had a larger effect on fatigue and sleep and a smaller effect on pain.
Conclusion: This meta-analysis indicates that foot reflexology is a useful nursing intervention to relieve fatigue and to promote sleep. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effects of foot reflexology on outcome variables other than fatigue, sleep and pain.
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KeyWords
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Systematic review, Foot reflexology, Fatigue, Sleep, Pain
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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