The Effect of Foot Massage on Blood Pressure and Anxiety Levels in Pregnants With Hypertension

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This research was conducted as a prospective, experimental and randomised controlled research to determine the effect of foot massage applied to pregnant women with hypertension on blood pressure and anxiety levels.

Detailed Description
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The sample of the research a total of 80 pregnants, 40 interventions and 40 in the control groups, which were randomly selected from hypertension pregnant women who applied to Health Sciences University Istanbul Bakırköy Doctor Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital (BEAH). After the participants were given written and verbal information about the research, the intervention group received a foot massage for three days, 15 minutes on each foot, for a total of 30 minutes, while the control group did not receive foot massage. In the research; Participant Promotion Form which contains questions about general health appearances and socio-demographic, gynecological and obstetric story, Vital Finding Monitoring Form to save blood pressure, pulse and breathing numbers restrained before and after foot massage, State and Trade Anxiety Inventory (STAI) which evaluates the level of anxiety, was used.

Official Title
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Foot Massage Applied to Hypertensive Pregnant Women Bakirkoy Doctor Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital

Conditions
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Pre-Eclampsia, Gestational Hypertension, Chronic Hypertension With Pre-Eclampsia, Superimposed Pre-Eclampsia

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Foot Massage


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Pregnant women aged 18 years and over and diagnosed with hypertension during or before pregnancy were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Pregnant women who could not communicate in Turkish were excluded from the study.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

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: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: randomized controlled trial
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Other: Foot Massage|Pregnant women in the intervention group were given a foot massage for 15 minutes each, for a total of 30 minutes for three days, while the control group did not receive foot massage.|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blood Pressure | Hypertensive disorder is a systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg and above that occurs after the 20th week of pregnancy. In this respect, blood pressure measurement is extremely important in pregnant women. In this study, a total of 30 minutes of foot massage, 15 minutes on each foot, was applied to pregnant women with hypertension in the intervention group for three days, and blood pressure was measured at regular intervals. (Before the massage, 5 minutes after the massage, 15 minutes after the massage, 30 minutes after the massage, 90 minutes after the massage, 120 minutes after the massage) No intervention was applied to pregnant women with hypertension in the control group. | Three days | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, foot massage, blood pressure, anxiety