The Effect of Reflexology on Sleep Quality and Fatigue in Postmenopausal Women

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the effect of reflexology on sleep quality and fatigue in postmenopausal women.

Detailed Description
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This study was conducted in Batıkent Family Health Center of the Ministry of Health between May-December 2018. The sample of the study consisted of 72 postmenopausal women. The data were collected by using the Introductory Information Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Fatigue Severity Scale. A total of 12 reflexology sessions were applied to the postmenopausal women by the researcher twice a week. No intervention was applied to the postmenopausal women in the control group.

Official Title
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The Effect of Reflexology on Sleep Quality and Fatigue in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Control Trial

Conditions
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Healthy, Nursing Caries

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: reflexology


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: able to communicate, aged 50 to 65, Exclusion Criteria: taking hormone replacement therapy, chronic diseases (such as diabetes, hypertension, and so on), psychiatric disease, diagnosed with a sleep disorder attributed to other cause menstruation for more than one year history of alcohol or drug addiction

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 50 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Interventional Model Description: This study was conducted as a pretest-posttest trial model with a control group in order to determine the effect of reflexology applications on sleep quality and fatigue in postmenopausal women
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Reflexology<br>Reflexology Application: A total of twelve 30-minute reflexology sessions (2 per week)were administered to each patient. | Other: reflexology<br>* Reflexology is the stimulation of the reflex points in the hands and feet by massage, designed to provide relaxation and relief in the body.<br>|
| No Intervention: No intervention<br>No intervention was applied to the postmenopausal women in the control group. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reflexology Application, Pre-tests applied Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS). | A PSQI score of 5 or higher indicates poor sleep quality. A mean total score on the FSS of four and above indicates chronic fatigue. | first week | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Nurse, postmenopausal women, sleep, reflexology, fatigue