족욕요법이 항암화학요법을 받는 부인암 환자의 말초신경병증, 수면장애 및 피로에 미치는 효과
- Author(s)
- Hyun A Kim; Kyung Hee Lim
- Keimyung Author(s)
- Lim, Kyung Hee
- Department
- Dept. of Nursing (간호학)
- Journal Title
- Korean J Adult Nurs
- Issued Date
- 2021
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 5
- Keyword
- Foot; Baths; Peripheral nervous system diseases; Sleep disorders; Fatigue; 발; 목욕; 말초신경병증; 수면장애; 피로
- Abstract
- Purpose:
This study was conducted to verify the effects of foot bathing on peripheral neuropathy, sleep disorder, and fatigue in gynecologic patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
Methods:
There were 30 participants in this study who had been diagnosed with gynecologic cancer and were undergoing chemotherapy. Among them, 15 were in the experimental group of the K university hospital and 15 in the control group of the other K university hospital in D city. The experimental group received foot bathing once a day for 30 minutes over 10 days, an hour before bedtime, while the control group did not receive any foot bathing.
Results:
The results of the study showed that the experimental group that received foot bathing had significant changes in objective peripheral neuropathy (p=.021), sleep disorder (p=.002), and fatigue (p=.030), as compared to the control group. However, no significant difference was found between the experimental and the control groups regarding subjective peripheral neuropathy (p=.256).
Conclusion:
Hence, our study confirmed that foot bathing can be an effective nursing intervention to reduce peripheral neuropathy, sleep disorder, and fatigue in gynecologic patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
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