The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Hemodialysis Patients’ Leg Cramp at the Hemodialysis Unit: A Randomized Controlled Trial. | ||||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 12, Issue 2, July 2025 PDF (406.82 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2025.320495.1439 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Fatma . Bayome  1; Samar Elhosieny 2; hanan Mohamed gado3
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| 1community nursing Mansoura | ||||
| 2Faculty of Nursing | ||||
| 3community health nursing, Mansoura university | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Leg cramps are one of the main stresses faced by hemodialysis patients, with a range of psychological and physical consequences. Foot reflexology can help hemodialysis patients relax, enhance their circulation, and feel better overall. Aim: Evaluate the effect of foot reflexology on hemodialysis patients’ leg cramps. Method: The study employed a pretest posttest randomized control trial, randomly selecting 51 patients from the intervention group and 51 from the control group from the Mit-Ghamr Hemodialysis Unit, affiliated with Mit-Gamer Urology and Nephrology Hospital. Tools: The investigators collected socio-demographic characteristics and assessed the health, leg cramp knowledge, and self-reported practices of hemodialysis patients through four structured interview questionnaires and a scale. Results: declare no statistically significant difference between the hemodialysis patients in the intervention and control groups concerning the assessment of camp pain based on the Visual Analog Scale pre-intervention. At the same time, there was a statistically significant difference post-intervention (p<0.001). Conclusion: Reflexology foot massage significantly reduced the frequency, intensity, and length of leg cramps in hemodialysis patients in the intervention group compared to the control group. Recommendation: Implementing foot massage as a standard treatment in dialysis units can provide new opportunities and trends within the nursing profession, thereby elevating the nursing profession's worth. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Hemodialysis Leg cramps; Nurse; Patients; Reflexology | ||||
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