Effects of Foot Reflexology on Labor Pain and Satisfaction among Adolescent Parturients
Keywords:
Foot reflexology, Labor pain, satisfaction, Adolescent parturientsAbstract
Labor pain causes discomfort and suffering. Adolescent parturients are less tolerant to pain than adults that cause them to not cope well with the pain. Foot reflexology is one method that may relieve labor pain. The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to examine the effect of foot reflexology on labor pain and satisfaction among adolescent parturients. The subject selected following the inclusion criteria comprised of 44 adolescent parturients admitted at labor unit in Kamphaeng Phet hospital between April and December 2016, divided to an experimental group and control groups by random sampling of 22 participants per group. The participants in the experimental group received foot reflexology for twenty minutes at beginning of cervical dilatation of at least 4 cm. while participants in the control group received routine nursing care. The research instrument consisted of the foot reflexology plan. Data collection tools consisted of the Numeric Rating Pain Scales and Pain management satisfaction assessment form which the researchers adapted from Stahmer et al (1998). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Friedman test and Mann Whitney U test.
Results of the study revealed that: the experimental group had an average mean score of labor pain in the post-test period straightway, one hour after the experiment and two hours statistically significant less than the control group (p <.001, p <.001 and p = .001), and the experimental group had an average mean score of satisfaction statistically significantly higher than the control group (p < .001)
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