title: The Effect of Reflexology Applied to Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Dyspnea and Fatigue.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of reflexology on reducing dyspnea and fatigue in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted as a pretest-posttest experimental design. The population of the study consisted of 60 patients (30 in experimental group and 30 in control group). Patient Description Form, Baseline Dyspnea Index (BDI) and Visual Analogue Scale-Fatigue (VAS-F) were used to collect the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The difference between pretest-posttest dyspnea and fatigue mean scores of patients in the experimental group was statistically significant (p < .01). The difference between pretest-posttest dyspnea and fatigue mean scores of patients in the control group was statistically insignificant (p > .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was determined that the reflexology reduced dyspnea and fatigue in patients with COPD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Complementary methods such as reflexology should be used with pharmacological methods to reduce dyspnea and fatigue of COPD patients.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Seher
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ergüney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000628:therapy; D005221:Fatigue / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey