Fatigue and sleep quality in hemodialysis patients.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Patients in the intervention group will receive foot reflexology massage three sessions a week (for 3 weeks) and each session lasts 16 minutes (each foot massage lasts 8 minutes). At t
Sponsors
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: At least 18 years old Dialysis treatment for at least 3 months Treatment with hemodialysis 3 times a week and each time for 4 hours Not suffering from chronic and debilitating diseases (cancer, chronic respiratory failure, heart failure, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus) No obvious physical disability or mental disorder that the person cannot take care of himself
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Age less than 18 years Treatment with dialysis less than 3 months Having a limb amputation or wound at the massage site Suffering from chronic and debilitating diseases (cancer, chronic respiratory failure, heart failure, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus) Physical disability or obvious mental disorder that makes the person unable to take care of themselves
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mental or physical feeling affecting people's functioning. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Providing Piper s fatigue scale questionnaire to the participants. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Enjoying a person's sleep with the highest functional level. Timepoint: Before the start and at the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Providing PSQI questionnaires to people. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public Contactraheleh rajabi
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed