The effect of foot reflexology on anxiety and physiological parameters primiparous before cesarea
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Anxiety.Generalized anxiety disorder
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015122723370N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
age 18-35 years old; having healthy foot; lack of sensitivity to touch or massage; not having reflexology history; not being addict (sedative, alcohol and...); orientation to time and place; primiparous women referred to womens department for elective cesarean; obtain a minimum score of 20 from Spielberger anxiety inventory.
Exclusion criteria: not willing to participate in research; severe complication such as sever blood presure.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: With anxiety inventory Spillberger.;Physiological Parameters. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Barometer, Thermometer and Hand.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fear. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Childbirth Attitude Questionnaire.