چکیده مقاله
Objectives: Reflexology is a popular type of complementary medicine in medical practices especially in midwifery fields Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled trial aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology on idiopathic constipation symptoms and anxiety and fetal activity during pregnancy This study was conducted on seventy four nulliparous women with constipation, referring to private and public health care centers in Tabriz Iran, between 2017 to 2018 Participants were randomly assigned into foot reflexology or control groups The intervention method was a short term of 12 minutes foot reflexology treatment that was given weekly for six weeks for intervention group Constipation symptoms were measured at baseline and 6 times weekly after the intervention by Constipation Assessment Scale CAS The State Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI questionnaire was used to measure participant's anxiety at baseline and fetal movement was measured at baseline and 6 times weekly after the intervention using a kick chart Results: Ninety seven percent of women reported improvement in their CAS measures at the end of six weeks following reflexology Mean scores of State Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI at the end of intervention were 38 5 and 42 2 State anxiety , and 39 1 and 40 2 Trait anxiety in the reflexology and control groups, respectively Statistically significant difference in fetal movements between the two groups were seen only in the fourth P= 0 001 and fifth weeks P= 0 007 after intervention sessions About 67% of mothers were satisfied with reflexology intervention for improvement in their constipation symptoms No harmful side events were reported among women Conclusion: Short term foot reflexology in this context may have potential healing benefits in improving constipation and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy However, further investigation for antenatal reflexology is required
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نویسندگان
Fahimeh Sehhatti
Lecturer, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Ciara Hughes
Senior Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, University of Ulster, London, United Kingdom
Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Associate Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Zahra Anjoman Azari
MSc Student in Midwifery, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
شیوه ارجاع
Sehhatti, Fahimeh and Hughes, Ciara and Mirghafourvand, Mojgan and Anjoman Azari, Zahra,1399,The effect of short - term foot reflexology in improving constipation symptoms during pregnancy: A two-armed, randomized controlled trial,3rd International Conference on New Findings in Midwifery, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility
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