The Effect of Foot Bath on Comfort, Fatigue, and Dialysis Symptoms
Condition: Comfort; Fatigue; Symptoms and Signs
MeSH terms: Fatigue
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      This study aimed to evaluate the effect of warm water foot baths on comfort, fatigue, and
      dialysis symptoms in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

      This study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. Data were collected with a total
      of 58 patients,31 in the intervention group and 27 in the placebo group. The data in the
      study is collected using the intervention and control group informed volunteer Form, Patient
      Demonstration Form, foot Bath Application Monitoring Chart, fatigue VAS Scale Form, dialysis
      Symptom Index, and Hemodialysis Comfort Scale.
    

Detailed description: 
      After obtaining the necessary permissions for the work to be performed, the researcher
      explained the purpose of working, and the researcher took the purpose of the work. The
      voluntary consent of the individuals was provided in verbal and written writing.

      The researcher discussed the health team in dialysis centers to ensure that the study was
      carried out systematically and regularly, providing information on the purpose of the study.
      The forms to be applied to patients are filled by the researcher using the method of a
      face-to-face interview and the records obtained from the patient files.

      Procedures administered to control groups:

      Patients in the control group have been informed about the voluntary Form, Patient
      Demonstration Form, fatigue VAS Scale Form, dialysis Symptom Index, and Hemodialysis Comfort
      Scale performed by the researcher in person. At this stage, no attempt was made to the
      control group at the end of the fourth week; during the last hemodialysis session, the
      researcher, with the fatigue VAS Scale Form, the dialysis Symptom Index and the Hemodialysis
      Comfort Scale face-to-face, treated the patients.

      Procedures administered to intervention groups:

      In line with the literature and expert opinions, each dialysis application has been applied
      to individuals for 30 minutes for the first 30 minutes of 4 weeks, with a 40-43°C hot
      water-filled foot wash tub, placing both feet of the individual (Afrasiabifar et al., 2022;
      Kim et al., 2021 Shafeik et al., 2018). The researcher implemented the voluntary consent
      Form, Patient Demonstration Form, foot Bath Application Monitoring Chart, fatigue VAS Scale
      Form, dialysis Symptom Index and Hemodialysis Comfort Scale in person. At the end of the
      fourth week, the researcher refilled the foot Bath Application Monitoring Chart, the fatigue
      VAS Scale Form, the dialysis Symptom Index, and the Hemodialysis Comfort Scale. A total of 12
      sessions have been performed in the foot bath, including during each dialysis treatment for 4
      weeks.
    

Intervention name(s): Foot Bath Tub
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): A foot bath is generally a form of rest and care where feet are put in water. Feet are body areas where fatigue is most felt as organs that carry the body's total weight. This study uses a specially designed foot bath bath bath bath to give the patients in the experimental group foot bath. The cuvette has four-stage water heating (35-45°C). It has a magnetic field and operates at 390 Watts. It has a splash guard. The sole features non-slip rubber feet. It has a heat shield feature because it has a double wall construction for heat isolation.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Single Group Assignment
Intervention model description: This study was done in a randomized controlled experimental research pattern to determine the effect of the foot bath applied in the last 30 minutes of dialysis treatment on comfort, fatigue and dialysis symptoms for hemodialysis patients.
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: comfort; fatigue,; foot bath; hemodialysis; nursing