J Korean Acad Adult Nurs.  2006 Jun;18(2):284-292.

Effects of Foot Reflexology Massage on Climacteric Symptom, Fatigue and Physiologic Parameters of Middle Aged Women

• Lee YM

Abstract

PURPOSE; This study was aimed to identify the effect of foot reflexology massage on climacteric symptom, fatigue and physiologic parameters of middle-aged women. METHOD; A non-equivalent pretest-posttest experimental design was used. Participants were recruited from the Community Health Center in Busan, Korea. Forty participants were assigned to either an experimental group(20) or a control group(20). Foot reflexology massage was administered twice a week for 6 weeks in the participant in experimental group.
RESULTS
There were statistically significant differences in climacteric symptom, fatigue, total cholesterol and cortisol level. However, there were no statistically significant differences in triglyceride, high density lipoprotein and low density lipoprotein.
CONCLUSION
; These results suggest that foot reflexology massage could be utilized as an effective nursing intervention to reduce climacteric symptom and fatigue in middle-aged women.

Keyword

Foot reflexology massage; Middle aged women; Climacteric; Fatigue

MeSH Terms

Busan
Cholesterol
Climacteric*
Community Health Centers
Fatigue*
Female
Foot*
Humans
Hydrocortisone
Korea
Lipoproteins
Massage*
Middle Aged*
Nursing
Research Design
Triglycerides
Cholesterol
Hydrocortisone
Lipoproteins