Coronary Artery Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
Reflexology influences pain perception and pain-impulse transmission by releasing endorphins (12). Patients with a variety of medical illnesses can benefit from hand reflexology by lessening their physical and emotional discomfort (13, 14). Therefore, this study was done to investigate the power of hand reflexology in ameliorating anxiety, pain, and fatigue among patients undergoing coronary angiography
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHand Reflexology
Reflexology is a well-known, safe, and noninvasive alternative medicine technique. It alludes to a treatment that is applied to particular areas of the hands and feet. The compression on the hands or feet serves as a sensor linked to particular body areas. These sensors are activated by the reflexology technique to improve blood flow, energize, relax, and maintain homeostasis.
Sponsors
Alexandria University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Patients between the ages of 20 and 60 who were scheduled for non-emergency CA, Absence of any hands' sensory motor disorders, or upper limb vascular injuries. * No abnormalities such as amputations, burns, skin lesions, and intervertebral disc herniation. * No history of mental illnesses.
Exclusion criteria
Patients with severe mental problems
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | 4 months | It is a 10 cm horizontal line with two ends; the left end typically denotes no pain, while the right end typically denotes worst possible pain. |
| Fatigue | 4 months | The Rhoten Fatigue Scale (RFS) is a subjective rating scale developed by (16) to measure a patient's fatigue level. It comprises a 10-centimeter line with extremely positive and negative statements at either end. |
| Anxiety | 4 months | The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was developed in 1988 by (17) to assess the severity of anxiety symptoms. The Likert scale for the 21 items that comprise the BAI ranges from 0 to 3. The overall score is between 0 and 63. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed