The Effect of Reflexology on Low Back Pain in Operating Room Nurses

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dc.contributor.authorKandemir, Didem
dc.contributor.authorAbdullayev, Aysegul
dc.contributor.authorAk, Ezgi Seyhan
dc.contributor.authorUgras, Gulay Altun
dc.contributor.authorKanan, Nevin
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T10:35:33Z
dc.date.available2024-03-13T10:35:33Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentİstanbul Beykent Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractOperating room nurses often face acute or chronic back and low back pains, shoulder and neck injuries. In recent years, the use of complementary and alternative treatment methods has been increasing due to the fact that pharmacological treatment cannot control the pain in general, and its various side effects and cost. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of foot reflexology on low back pain of operating room nurses. This quasiexperimental study was conducted with 38 operating room nurses. The nurses in the experimental group were given a 30-minute reflexology protocol once a week for 4 weeks and their pain levels were assessed again at week 5. The control group nurses did not receive any intervention. Data were collected using a demographic information form and a visual analog scale (VAS). The low back pain of the nurses in the reflexology group decreased significantly at week 5 compared with week 1, whereas the severity of low back pain of the nurses in the control group did not change between weeks 1 and 5. There were no statistically significant differences between the groups in terms of the mean VAS pain score at week 1. However, the nurses in the reflexology group had significantly lower VAS pain mean scores at week 5 than the control group. In this study, reflexology significantly reduced the pain of nurses who had low back pain. Therefore, reflexology might be useful in controlling low back pain of operating room nurses.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/HNP.0000000000000428
dc.identifier.endpage118en_US
dc.identifier.issn0887-9311
dc.identifier.issn1550-5138
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid33306494en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85107771937en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage112en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000428
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12662/4483
dc.identifier.volume36en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000755135000008en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofHolistic Nursing Practiceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectcomplementary therapiesen_US
dc.subjectlow back painen_US
dc.subjectoperating room nurseen_US
dc.subjectreflexologyen_US
dc.titleThe Effect of Reflexology on Low Back Pain in Operating Room Nursesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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