Frail Older Adults. Encounter for general adult medical examination
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The participants of the Intervention group in the first session receive general information about foot reflexology, the history of this method and its benefits, and
Sponsors
Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients must be at least 60 years old. 2. Patients with Frailty conditions who score at least 3 from Farid's questionnaire 3. Patients who do not have a history of foot reflexology or foot massage. 4. Be free of any wounds on the legs (no deformity, calluses or corns, fissures, active thrombosis or phlebitis, varicose veins, recent ankle trauma, sprains, fractures, inflammation or infection). 5.No abnormal symptoms such as sensitivity to pain under the pressure of the intervening finger, a clear change in skin color (for example, reddish brown/brown/dark brown/black), swelling (meaning creating a convex shape), hollowing ( creating a concave shape), hollows using specific finger pressure should be seen in the legs. 6.Be able to communicate vigilantly and verbally in Persian. 7. Tend to participate in the study Willingly. 8. Not suffering from dementia or getting a score higher than 22 from the M.M.S.E questionnaire. 9. Not having diabetes. 10. Not using Opiates.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Hospitalization of the Older Adult Use other complementary treatments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frailty score from Farid questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring of frailty at the beginning of the study and re-msuring of frailty one week after the intervention. The intervention will be carried out for eight weeks. The questionnaire will be completed in the first week and the 9th week. Method of measurement: Frailty will be measured by a 5-item Farid questionnaire(FSC=Frailty Syndrome Checklist 5-Items). No Frailty (score 0), pre-Frailty (score 1-2) and Frailty (score 3-5).;Sleep quality score from Pittsburgh questionnaire. Timepoint: Measurement of sleep quality at the beginning of the study and re-measurement one week after the intervention. The intervention will be carried out for eight weeks. The questionnaire will be completed in the first week and the 9th week. Method of measurement: The measurement of sleep quality will be done by the Pittsburgh questionnaire. The score obtained from the Pittsburgh questionnaire (score between 0 and 21), a score higher than 5 indicates unfavorable sleep quality, the higher the score of a person indicates unfavorable sleep quality. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSalman Rahnama
Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed