Fatigue, Nurse, Pain, Stress
Conditions
Brief summary
This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental research design to examine the effect of foot reflexology applied to nurses working in the intensive care unit on stress, fatigue and low back pain.
Detailed description
The universe of the research consisted of a total of 90 nurses working in a university and a public hospital in a city. Among the nurses, those who meet the criteria for inclusion in the study will form the sample. Assignment to the intervention and control group will be determined in the computer environment using a simple randomization method (www.randomizer.org/). The number of samples was determined using power analysis. It was decided to recruit a total of 42 nurses, 21 for each group.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALmassage
reflexology foot massage
Sponsors
Kafkas University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* -Intensive care unit nurse * Those aged 18 to 65 years * Working in intensive care for at least 6 months * Back pain for at least 3 months * Not pregnant, non-breastfeeding * Having a regular menstrual cycle * Vascular disease and foot fracture, wound, scar, skin damage etc. no situation * Volunteered to participate in the research * Not using antidepressants, sleeping pills, etc.
Exclusion criteria
* Working in intensive care for less than 6 months * No chronic low back pain * Pregnant, lactating * Do not have a regular menstrual cycle * Vascular disease and foot fracture, wound, scar, skin damage etc. situation found * Using antidepressants, sleeping pills, etc.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pain severity | pre test | measurement of nurses' low back pain severity score A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is one of the pain rating scales. VAS pain score is evaluated as painless (score=0) and worst pain (score=10). score \<3 mild pain, 3-6 mild-to-moderate pain, and \>6 moderate-to-severe pain |
| fatique | pre test | The fatigue severity scale There are 9 questions in the scale and each question consists of 7 points. An increase in the scale score indicates an increase in the level of fatigue. The scale determines the fatigue status of individuals in the last 1 month. Questions are scored as I totally disagree (1)- I totally agree. If the average score is 5 and above, it is considered as fatigue. |
| stress | pre test | Perceived Stress Scale ; There are 14 items in the scale, which was developed as a five-point Likert-type rating scale. The scale consists of never (0), almost never (1), sometimes (2), often (3) very often (4). The lowest and highest scores a participant can obtain from this scale are 0 and 56, respectively. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pain severity | post test(at the end of the 4th week) | measurement of nurses' low back pain severity score A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is one of the pain rating scales. VAS pain score is evaluated as painless (score=0) and worst pain (score=10). score \<3 mild pain, 3-6 mild-to-moderate pain, and \>6 moderate-to-severe pain |
| fatique | post test (at the end of the 4th week) | The fatigue severity scale There are 9 questions in the scale and each question consists of 7 points. An increase in the scale score indicates an increase in the level of fatigue. The scale determines the fatigue status of individuals in the last 1 month. Questions are scored as I totally disagree (1)- I totally agree. If the average score is 5 and above, it is considered as fatigue. |
| stress | post test(at the end of the 4th week) | Perceived Stress Scale ; There are 14 items in the scale, which was developed as a five-point Likert-type rating scale. The scale consists of never (0), almost never (1), sometimes (2), often (3) very often (4). The lowest and highest scores a participant can obtain from this scale are 0 and 56, respectively. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed