Louis Hepsiba, P (2012) Effectiveness of Hand and Foot Massage as Pain Control Measures for Mothers following Caesarean Section at Institute of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Egmore, Chennai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
A caesarean section is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby's or mother's life or health at risk, although in recent times it has been also performed upon request for childbirths that could otherwise have been natural. Postoperative pain can complicate and delay a patient’s recovery, lengthen hospital stays and costs, and interfere with a patient’s return to activities of daily living. Despite the technological advances in health care, routine analgesic procedures in post operative pain control remain inadequate and thus require complementary therapies and interventions. The main objective of the study is to reduce post caesarean pain by giving hand and foot massage. The research design was true experimental study design using Simple random sampling. Pretest was done to both experimental and control groups with Behavioral Observation Checklist. In experimental group 20 minutes of hand and foot massage (petrissage, friction & kneading) were provided once a day with the routine care every 4 hours after analgesic. The post test was done 1 hour after massage and the same procedure was repeated on second day. The control group received only the routine care and the post test was done on the same way. The conceptual framework used for this study was Roy’s Adaptation model. The post-assessment level of pain showed a mean value of 2.57 in experimental group and mean value of 3.73 in control group. The comparison of pre-assessment level of pain between experimental and control groups revealed that student’s independent ‘t’ test value was t=4.10 P=0.01 DF= 58 significant which is statistical significance. Pain in post caesarean mothers which can complicate and delay patient recovery and lengthen hospital stay. It was found that hand and foot massage are more effective in reduction of post caesarean pain and also improve circulation, promote comfort, physical activity and sense of wellbeing.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, Hand and Foot Massage, Pain Control Measures, Mothers, Caesarean Section, Institute of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Egmore, Chennai |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2020 20:04 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Aug 2020 20:04 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/12963 |
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