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• 영문명: Effects of Hand Reflexology on Fatigue and Emotional State in Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy
• 발행기관: 계명대학교 간호과학연구소
• 저자명: 김명애(Kim Myung Ae) 김수정(Kim Su Jung) 김수진(Kim Su Jin) 김양지(Kim Yang Ji)
• 간행물 정보: 『간호와 보건과학』제8권 제1호, 39~47쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 간호학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2004.02.01

영문 초록

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of hand reflexology on fatigue and emotional state in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy. Method: This study was designed with non-equivalent control group pre and post test. Subjects were 29 patients who receiving radiotherapy in one hospital. Fifteen patients were assigned to the experimental group, and fourteen to the control group. The hand reflexology was applied to both hands for ten minutes each time, five times during five days. For data collection, questionnaires for fatigue, anxiety, mood, blood pressure, and pulse rate were measured before and after the program. Results: The degree of fatigue, anxiety, and mood state in the experimental group were significantly lower than that of the control group. The systolic blood pressure and pulse rate in the experimental group were lower than that of the control group, but diastolic blood pressure in the experimental group were not significantly lower than that of the control group. Conclusion: Hand Reflexology could be an effective nursing intervention for cancer patients suffering from fatigue, emotional states from radiotherapy. and it can help cancer patients to receive radiotherapy with lower degrees of side effects.

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