The effect of plantar reflexology on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters.
Conditions
Interventions
Control group: In the control group, only routine care is performed.
Sponsors
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Signing the informed consent form Age range 18 to 65 years Perform extracorporeal lithotripsy for the first time Lack of previous experience or knowledge of the effects of acupressure Full consciousness, no mental, visual and auditory disorders No history of taking anti-anxiety and sedative drugs one week before participating in the study (based on the contents of the file) No drug addiction Have a minimum literacy to complete the questionnaire; No obstruction at the site of pressure (wounds, skin diseases, etc.) Absence of sensory and motor disorders in the legs and minimal ability to walk on the legs (peripheral neuropathy or vascular problems in the lower extremities) Lack of sensitivity to olive oil Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 to 30 kg/m2 Have an anxiety score of 43 or higher on the Spielberger scale
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Failure to complete the patient procedure for any reason unwillingness to continue the intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety: Anxiety score in Spielberger questionnaire. Timepoint: Anxiety measurement will be done before and one hour after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: The Spielberger Anxiety Inventory will be used to assess patients' anxiety. This questionnaire includes separate self-assessment scales to measure overt and covert anxiety.;Pain: Pain intensity from 0 to 10. Timepoint: Pain measurement will be done before and after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: The numerical pain scale is numbered from 0 to 10 (0 without pain and 10 maximum pain).;Physiological parameters of patients including heart rate, respiration, systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Timepoint: physiological parameters measurement will be done before and after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: To measure the pulse rate and oxygen saturation of arterial blood with a pulse oximeter and to measure the number of breaths, after observing a complete respiratory cycle, including inhalation and exhalation, we count the number of breaths and to measure blood pressure use a sphygmomanometer. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactZahra Borzabadi Farahani
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed