Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)
- Volume 13 Issue 3
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- Pages.184-191
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- 2007
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
Effect of Foot Reflexomassage on Constipation-affected College Women
발 반사마사지가 여대생의 변비완화에 미치는 효과
- Ro, Seung-Ok (Department of Nursing, College of Shin-Heung) ;
- Lee, Jae-On (Korean nurses association for complementary alternative therapy) ;
- Yang, Kyung-Sook (Yongdong Severance Hospital)
- Published : 2007.09.20
Abstract
Purpose: This study was to determine the effects of foot reflexomassage on constipated college women for the treatment of constipation. Method: The researcher sampled nursing students attending a college of nursing science in Gyeonggi-Do, and checked if they were affected by constipation in reference to the Rome II criteria & CAS. They were randomly divided into an experimental group(15 subjects) and a control group(15 subjects). Foot reflexomassage was applied to the experimental group 10 times in 2 weeks: each time lasted 40 minutes. The frequency of defecation and severity of constipation by CAS were measured. The collected data was analyzed using the SPSS 11.5 program. Result: The CAS score of the experimental group was significantly lower after foot reflexomassage than those of the control group(p=.000). Conclusion: Foot reflexomassage can be considered an effective alternative treatment for constipated young women.