Karthika, S (2015) Effectiveness of foot reflexology on physiological and psychological wellbeing among patients with cancer receiving radiation therapy. Masters thesis, Sacred Heart Nursing College, Madurai.
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Abstract
This study intended to assess the effectiveness of foot reflexology on physiological and psychological wellbeing among patients with cancer receiving radiation therapy, Madurai. Quantitative approach was used. Quasi experimental with pretest, posttest control group design was adopted. By simple random sampling technique 60 samples with cancer patients undergoing external radiation therapy were selected, among them 30 were in experimental group and 30 were in control group. The selected intervention of foot reflexology was given for 30 minutes for continuous 5 days in a week for 2 weeks in experimental group. No selected intervention of foot reflexology was given for control group. Modified memorial symptom assessment scales were used to assess the level of wellbeing. The data was analyzed according to the objectives of the study using descriptive and inferential statistics. The major findings of the study were the mean post test 1 and post test 2 scores of physiological wellbeing score in experimental group was significantly (t=6.36, P 0.001) better than physiological wellbeing of the control group, the mean post test level of 1 and 2 scores of psychological wellbeing in experimental group was significantly (t=11.92, P 0.001) better than the psychological wellbeing of the control group and the mean post test scores of 1 and 2 level of overall wellbeing in experimental group was significantly (t=8.04, P 0.001) better than the overall wellbeing in control group. There was a positive correlation between physiological and psychological wellbeing. Based on the findings it was recommended that the study of foot reflexology can be nurse initiated intervention that has the advantage of being therapeutic for the cancer patients. It can be recommended to reduce the physiological and psychological symptoms among patient with cancer receiving radiation therapy.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Foot Reflexology ; Physiological ; Psychological Well Being ; Patients ; Cancer ; Radiation Therapy ; Madurai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2017 06:35 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2018 07:47 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/1221 |
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