TY - JOUR AU - Phormpayak, Duangjai AU - Boonmee, Lakkana AU - Chinkhanaphan, Chamaiporn PY - 2017/12/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Foot Massage to Reduce Foot Neuropathy Among Thai Patients With Diabetic: A Systematic Review JF - Journal of Research in Nursing-Midwifery and Health Sciences JA - JRN-MHS VL - 37 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/nur-psu/article/view/107755 SP - 118-129 AB - <p>The purpose of this systematic review was to conclude foot massage methods to reduce foot <br>neuropathy in Thai diabetic patients. Published articles written in Thai and English from 2006 to 2016 <br>were searched from electronic databases, including ThaiLis, ThaiJo, and CINAHL, as well as hand search <br>for unpublished papers. The results showed that 13 papers met the inclusion criteria. The effective foot <br>massages to reduce foot neuropathy in Thai diabetic patients could be classified into three methods: 1)<br>Thai massage, 2) massage by using equipment, and 3) combination of traditional Thai massage and massage<br>by using equipment. This result indicated that nurses and health care providers should use these massages&nbsp;for conducting an experimental or randomized controlled trial study among in Thai diabetic patients by<br>comparison 1) Thai traditional massage, 2) massage by using equipment, and 3) combination of traditional<br>Thai massage and massage by using equipment and evaluates outcomes, such as massage duration, massage<br>frequency, and the number of massage positions reducing foot neuropathy.</p> ER -