The Effect of Foot Massage and Bed Bath on Individuals With Cancer
- Conditions
- Patients
- Interventions
- Other: foot massageOther: bed bath
- Registration Number
- NCT06373614
- Lead Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
- Brief Summary
Foot massage or bed bath will be applied to improve sleep quality and reduce fatigue levels of individuals with cancer.
- Detailed Description
Foot massage provides relaxation of the body with rubbing movements applied to the feet. The bathroom was an important part of the individual's general hygienic care In addition, it also ensures the physical and psychological comfort, safety and well-being of the individual.Massage and bed bath are among the independent interventions of the nurse that help the individual to relax within the scope of the Nursing Regulation. This study was planned to determine the effect of foot massage and bed bath on fatigue and sleep level in individuals with cancer.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
- Over 18 years,
- illiterate,
- diagnosed with cancer
- volunteer to participate in the study
- unable to communicate verbally
- Patients who do not meet the inclusion criteria.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description foot massage foot massage Foot massage will be applied for a total of 30 minutes, 15 on the right foot and 15 on the left foot. In order to move comfortably during the foot massage, non-allergenic baby oil will be used. This intervention will continue in the evenings for 4 days. bed bath bed bath Bed bath will be applied for a total of 30 minutes with cotton and warm water. This intervention will continue in the evenings for 4 days.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method fatigue In the study, the fatigue of the patients will be evaluated for 5 days in the evening, before the interventions. The effect of interventions on fatigue will be measured. Brief Fatigue Invantory; (BFI) will be used for this. Scoring the items are between "0" and "10", where "0" means not affected at all and "10" means affected at the highest level.
sleep quality In the study, the sleep quality of the patients will be evaluated for 5 days after the sleep. The effect of interventions on sleep will be measured. The Richard Cample Sleep Scale will be used for this. A score of "0-25" indicates "very poor sleep" and a score of "76-100" indicates "very good sleep".
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Health Sciences
🇹🇷Istanbul, Uskudar, Turkey