Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing (기본간호학회지)
- Volume 7 Issue 2
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- Pages.192-207
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- 2000
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- 1225-9012(pISSN)
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- 2287-1802(eISSN)
The Effect of Foot Massage on Stress in Student Nurses in Clinical Practice
간호학생의 임상실습 스트레스경감을 위한 발마사지의 효과
- Won Jong-Soon (Department of Nursing, Seoul Health College) ;
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Kim Keum-Soon
(College of Nursing, Seoul National University) ;
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Kim Kyung-Hee
(Department of Nursing, Jung Ang University) ;
- Kim Won-Ock (Kyung Hee College of Nursing) ;
- Yu Jae-Hee (Department of Nursing, Gachon Gil College) ;
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Jo Hyun-Sook
(Department of Nursing, Gachon Gil College) ;
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Jeong Ihn-Sook
(Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute)
- 원종순 (서울보건대학 간호과) ;
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김금순
(서울대학교 간호대학) ;
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김경희
(중앙대학교 간호학과) ;
- 김원옥 (경희간호대학) ;
- 유재희 (가천길대학 간호과) ;
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조현숙
(가천길대학 간호과) ;
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정인숙
(서울대학병원 임상시험센터)
- Published : 2000.08.01
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of foot massage on the stress of student nurses in clinical practice. The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of this study were 52 student nurses from three junior colleges and one university. The subjects were assigned to one of two groups : the experimental group(26 students), and the control group(26 students). The study was conducted from October to November 1999. For the experimental group the foot massage was performed once a day for 3 days, starting from the first day of clinical practice. Subjects' mood, fatigue, blood pressure and pulse rate were measured as dependent variables. The Instrument for mood and fatigue state was a 100mm visual analogue scale. For the experimental group pre and post tests were done just before and after every 3 foot massages and on the 7th clinical practice day. For the control group pretest was done on 1st clinical day and posttest was done on clinical practice 7th day. The data was analyzed by the t-test and paired t-test and the results are summarized as follows: 1. The mood state scores were significantly higher for the experimental group as compared to the control group after the foot massage(t=13.73, p<.001). 2. The fatigue state scores were significantly lower for the experimental group as compared to the control group after the foot massage(t=8.69, p<.001). 3. The systolic blood pressure was significantly different between the experimental group and the control group after the foot massage(t=3.0073, p<.01). 4. The diastolic blood pressure was not significantly different between the experiment group and the control group after the foot massage. 5. The pulse rate was not significantly different between the experiment group and the control group after foot massage. 6. The mood state scores on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd massage day was significantly improved right after the foot massage. 7. The fatigue state scores on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd massage day were significantly lower right after the foot massage. 8. Systolic blood pressure on the 1st and 2nd massage day was significantly decreased right after the foot massage. Diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate were decreased right after massage but the change was not statistically significant. On the basis of the above findings, this study suggests that foot massage can be an effective stress relieving method for student nurses in clinical practice.