The Effect of Reflexology on Sleep Quality and Fatigue in Postmenopausal Women

Dicle University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy; Nursing Caries

Treatments: Other: reflexology

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04467645

LZA2018/4

Details and patient eligibility

About

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the effect of reflexology on sleep quality and fatigue in postmenopausal women.

Full description

This study was conducted in Batıkent Family Health Center of the Ministry of Health between May-December 2018. The sample of the study consisted of 72 postmenopausal women. The data were collected by using the Introductory Information Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Fatigue Severity Scale. A total of 12 reflexology sessions were applied to the postmenopausal women by the researcher twice a week. No intervention was applied to the postmenopausal women in the control group.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 50 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• able to communicate,
• aged 50 to 65,

Exclusion criteria

• taking hormone replacement therapy,
• chronic diseases (such as diabetes, hypertension, and so on),
• psychiatric disease,
• diagnosed with a sleep disorder attributed to other cause
• menstruation for more than one year
• history of alcohol or drug addiction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

Reflexology

Experimental group

Description:

Reflexology Application: A total of twelve 30-minute reflexology sessions (2 per week)were administered to each patient.

Treatment:

Other: reflexology

No intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention was applied to the postmenopausal women in the control group.