Beulah Vasthi, N (2019) A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Foot Reflexology on Reduction of Fatigue among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis at Selected Hospital in Coimbatore. Masters thesis, Ellen College of Nursing, Coimbatore.
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Abstract
Fatigue is one of the common symptom in patients with advanced kidney disease, with implications for quality of life and clinical outcomes. Fatigue is a complex, multidimensional, and multi factorial phenomenon, which has been defined as „extreme and persistent tiredness, weakness or Exhaustion mental, physical or both”. Can place severe limits on daily life, Recently complimentary therapy and alternative therapies are widely used by patients with chronic illness. Foot reflexology method is suggested by physiotherapist helps to decrease fatigue. Experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of foot reflexology on patients undergoing hemodialysis at selected hospital in Coimbatore was conducted as partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing by 301711901 from Ellen College of Nursing under the Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai. The objectives of the study were, 1. To assess the level of fatigue among patients undergoing hemodialysis in experimental and control group. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of foot reflexology on fatigue on patients undergoing hemodialysis on experimental group. 3. To find out the association between selected demographic variables and fatigue. The research design adopted was a quasi experimental pretest and post test control group design. The population was patients with fatigue on undergoing hemodialysis. The conceptual framework of this research was based on Modified Wiedenbach’s Helping Art of Clinical Nursing Theory. The study has adopted convenient sampling technique and the estimated sample size was 60 patients with fatigue on patients undergoing hemodialysis. Descriptive statistical were used to analyze the data and to test the study by hypothesis. The result shoes that, the pretest mean score was 30.3 and the post test mean score was 8.6, There will be a significant different pretest and post test mean symptoms score. The t value is in control group is t=2.3 and in experimental group t test value is t=12.1. There will be a significant difference between pre and post test. The tool developed and used for data was FAS (Fatigue Assessment Scale). The content validity of the tool was established by inter rated reliability, computed reliability coefficient r=0.88 was high. The pilot study was conducted. The main study was conducted in St. Mary’s Hospital, in Coimbatore. The information regarding demographic and clinical variables and data were collected from 60 on patients undergoing hemodialysis by using test and retest method. The intervention foot reflexology was for done for experimental group. Intervention was done at bed side of the patient. The findings of the study revealed that there was a significant difference after the administration of foot reflexology on patients undergoing hemodialysis. The study concluded that foot reflexology was an effective measure to reduce fatigue on patients undergoing hemodialysis. The implication, limitation, recommendation, and conclusion were stated.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | 301711901 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, Foot Reflexology, Reduction of Fatigue, Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis, Selected Hospital, Coimbatore. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Medical Surgical Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jan 2022 15:09 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jan 2022 15:09 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18893 |
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