Mojgan Kardan1, Bahare Zarei2, Hamidreza BahramiTaghanaki3, Seyyed Abolfazl Vagharseyyedin4, Nahid Azdaki5. 1. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Electronic address: mo.kardan54@gmail.com. 2. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Electronic address: Baharezarei@bums.ac.ir. 3. Department of Chinese and Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Electronic address: Bahramihr@mums.ac.ir. 4. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery College, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Electronic address: Waghars@bums.ac.ir. 5. Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Electronic address: Nahidazdaki@yahoo.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Back pain is among the most common complaints of patients during the first hours after coronary angiography (CA), i.e. when they are restricted to complete bed rest. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of foot reflexology on back pain after CA. METHODS: This randomized controlled trial was conducted in 2018-2019 on patients hospitalized in the post-angiography unit of Razi hospital, Birjand, Iran. Through convenience sampling, 120 patients were recruited and theirdemographic characteristics and baseline back pain intensity were assessed immediately after angiography using a demographic questionnaire and a visual analogue scale, respectively. Then, patients were randomly allocated to a control (n = 60) and a reflexology (n = 60) group through block randomization. Patients in the reflexology group received 8-min foot reflexology for each foot (16 min for both feet) while their counterparts in the control group solely received routine post-angiography care services. Back pain assessment was repeated for all participants immediately, two, four, and 6 h after the intervention. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software (v. 16.0). FINDINGS:Back pain intensity significantly increased after angiography in both groups (P < 0.05). Yet, pain intensity in the reflexology group at all post-intervention measurement time points was significantly less than the control group (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION:Foot reflexology is effective in significantly reducing back pain after CA.
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Back pain is among the most common complaints of patients during the first hours after coronary angiography (CA), i.e. when they are restricted to complete bed rest. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of foot reflexology on back pain after CA. METHODS: This randomized controlled trial was conducted in 2018-2019 on patients hospitalized in the post-angiography unit of Razi hospital, Birjand, Iran. Through convenience sampling, 120 patients were recruited and their demographic characteristics and baseline back pain intensity were assessed immediately after angiography using a demographic questionnaire and a visual analogue scale, respectively. Then, patients were randomly allocated to a control (n = 60) and a reflexology (n = 60) group through block randomization. Patients in the reflexology group received 8-min foot reflexology for each foot (16 min for both feet) while their counterparts in the control group solely received routine post-angiography care services. Back pain assessment was repeated for all participants immediately, two, four, and 6 h after the intervention. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software (v. 16.0). FINDINGS:Back pain intensity significantly increased after angiography in both groups (P < 0.05). Yet, pain intensity in the reflexology group at all post-intervention measurement time points was significantly less than the control group (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Foot reflexology is effective in significantly reducing back pain after CA.
Authors: Kauanny Vitoria Gurgel Dos Santos; Karena Cristina da Silva Leal; Louise Constancia de Melo Alves Silva; Kleyton Santos de Medeiros; Alexsandra Rodrigues Feijão; Maria do Carmo de Oliveira; Daniele Vieira Dantas; Rodrigo Assis Neves Dantas Journal: BMC Complement Med Ther Date: 2022-09-19