title: The effect of foot reflexology on physiologic parameters and mechanical ventilation weaning time in patients undergoing open-heart surgery: A clinical trial study.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of foot reflexology on physiological parameters and mechanical ventilation weaning time in patients undergoing open-heart surgery. This was a double blind three-group randomized controlled trial. Totally, 96 patients were recruited and randomly allocated to the experimental, placebo, and the control groups. Study groups respectively received foot reflexology, simple surface touching, and the routine care of the study setting. Physiological parameters (pulse rate, respiratory rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, mean arterial pressure, percutaneous oxygen saturation) and weaning time were measured. The study groups did not differ significantly in terms of physiological parameters (P value > 0.05). However, the length of weaning time in the experimental group was significantly shorter than the placebo and the control groups (P value < 0.05). The study findings demonstrated the efficiency of foot reflexology in shortening the length of weaning time.
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Sciences Research Center (BSRC), Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: ebadi1347@bmsu.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ebadi
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Sciences Research Center (BSRC), Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: pkavei52@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Parastoo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kavei
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Sciences Research Center (BSRC), Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: t.moradyan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Seyyed Tayyeb
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Moradian
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Sciences Research Center (BSRC), Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: yasernurse84@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Yaser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saeid
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015300:Ventilator Weaning / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: And open-heart surgery; Foot reflexology; Mechanical ventilation weaning; Physiological parameters