Effect of Modified Buerger–Allen Exercises on Physiological Feet Edema and Pain among Primigravida Women in Late Pregnancy | ||||
| International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2025, Page 104-130 PDF (1.02 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2025.373256.1439 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Ola Abdel-Wahab Afifi Araby1; Shimaa Ahmed Mostafa Ahmed2; Mona Abo Bakr Abd Ellatif Moshtohry  3; Roqaya F. Mohamed4
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| 1Obstetrics & Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Women Health & Obstetric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Community health nursing. Faculty of nursing Ain shams university | ||||
| 4Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University,Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Women often experience limitations in their daily activities due to physiological foot edema, which is a common problem during pregnancy. A straightforward method for alleviating physiological foot edema is Buerger's exercise. Aim: To evaluate the effect of Modified Buerger–Allen exercises on physiological feet edema and pain among primigravida women in late pregnancy. Design: A quasi-experimental research design (two groups "control/study", ″pre & post-test″) was used to attain the aim of this research. Setting: This research was conducted at Obstetrics & Gynecological outpatient clinic at Benha University Hospitals in Qaliobya governorate, Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample of (112) pregnant women with pitting edema (56 for study and 56 for control group). Tools: Data collection was conducted using five instruments: a structured interviewing questionnaire, women knowledge questionnaire, an observation and examination chart for pitting edema (including a clinical assessment chart and a non-elastic tape measure of the feet), the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, and women's satisfaction questionnaire. Results: There was a highly statistically significant difference concerning left and right feet circumferences, degree of feet edema and pain severity between both groups at five days and ten days after the intervention in favor of study group. Conclusion: Modified Buerger–Allen Exercises were highly effective in reducing physiological foot edema and pain among primigravida women in late pregnancy. Recommendations: An educational program should be applied about Buerger Allen Exercises for all maternity nurses working in antenatal clinics to provide them with the necessary and required knowledge and skills. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Modified Buerger–Allen Exercises; Physiological Feet Edema; Primigravida Women; Women in Late Pregnancy | ||||
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