Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage versus Benson Relaxation Technique on Physiological Parameters and Pain after Open Heart Surgery | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 107, Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2021, Page 1737-1749 PDF (298.85 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.211188 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Sanaa Saber Mohamed1; Olfat farouk thabet2; Zahra Ahmed Sayed3; Ragaa Dahi Mohamed4 | ||||
| 1Lecturer of Critical Care & Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Lecturer Fellow at Assuit university hospital " Heart Hospital, medical surgical nursing, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Aswan University, Egypt. | ||||
| 4Lecturer of Critical Care & Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: physiological instability and pain are among the most common problems of patients post open heart surgery. Many studies reported that non-pharmacological and complementary interventions improve physiological instability reduce post-operative pain; therefor current study aimed to study the effect of foot reflexology massage versus Benson relaxation technique on physiological parameters and pain after open heart surgery, Study design: A randomized controlled trial was used . Methods: the study was carried at Cardio-Thoracic intensive care unit (CTCU) at Assuit Heart University Hospital. Subject: the study performed on 90 patients, they were divided into three groups (foot reflexology, Benson relaxation and control group). Two tools were used: patient's assessment sheet and Assessment of Chest pain intensity. Results: a statistically significant difference between the groups was reported in terms of all physiological variables (P=0.001) after applying foot reflexology and Benson relaxation and the improvement were more significant in reflexology group than Benson group. Also a statistically significant difference between the groups was reported in relation to pain intensity. Conclusion Foot reflexology and Benson relaxation significantly improved the physiological status and pain of patients after open heart surgery. So, it recommended applying a training program for critical care nurses on open heart surgery units on foot reflexology technique and Benson’s relaxation technique to be able to use them as a part of routine nursing care for patients | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Reflexology; Benson’s relaxation; Open heart surgery and physiological parameters | ||||
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