J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2002 Dec;9(3):513-523.

Effect of Foot Massage on Sleep, Vital Sign and Fatigue in the Elderly who live in their Home

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  • 1Department of Nursing, Seoul Health College, Korea. jswon@shjc.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the effect of foot massage on sleep, vital signs and fatigue in the elderly who live in their Home. METHOD: Data were collected from 20 elderly who live in the Seoul-Kyunggi province area by convenience sampling and analyzed the change of sleep and sleep satisfaction, vital signs(pulse, respiration, systolic and diastolic blood pressure) and general fatigue between pre and post foot massage using Paired t-test at 0.05 of significance level. RESULT: There were very significant difference in the sleep and fatigue between pre and post foot massage.
CONCLUSION
Foot massage can improve the sleep and decrease fatigue, therefore we recommend to use foot massage as a effective sleep related nursing intervention in the elderly who live in their home.

Keyword

Foot massage; Elderly; Sleep; Vital sign; Fatigue

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Fatigue*
Foot*
Humans
Massage*
Nursing
Respiration
Vital Signs*
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