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Subject:

	Fatigue, Sleep

Study Conducted:	Country:	Institution:

	Korea		Department of Nursing, Nambu University

Citation:

	Ko, YS., Park, MK., “Effects of Self-foot Reflexology on Fatigue and Sleep States in Women Nurses.” Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2007 Mar;13(1):21-27.

Synopsis:

40 women nurses were divided into two groups: an experimental group of 20 and a control group of 20. The experimental group performed 40 minutes of self-foot reflexology two times a week for 4 weeks on both feet. The control group did nothing during the study. Data was measured using a chi-square-test and t-test by SPSS version 12.0 program. Results: fatigue was lower and sleep state higher in the experimental group.

Conclusion:

	Self-foot reflexology was found to decrease fatigue and increase sleep states in clinical nurses. However, more intensive study is needed to verify to be effective.

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