Research article

“EFFICACY OF FOOT MASSAGE ON REDUCTION OF PAIN SEVERITY OF FATIGUE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS.”

Kajal M. Mohite., Namrata C Mohite

Online First: December 07, 2022


Background: effect of foot massage on pain and severity of fatigue, quality of life among patients undergoinghaemodialysis and association between pain and severity of fatigue, quality of life with selected demographic variables Methods: A Cross-sectional study was done at a tertiary care hospital in Karad, Maharashtra in a hemodialysis unit. Data containing a sample size of 30 was collected through purposive sampling. After taking informed consent,questionnaires were filled out. The data collection tool was a multipart questionnaire including demographic informationto assess the pain score for the patient by the visual analogue scale and by asking the patient overall how would you rate the level of their pain on a scale of 0 to 10. 10 questions about the fatigue assessment scale and 24 questions about our quality of life, health, or other areas of our life. Result; out of a total of 30 samples the majority of subjects 23(76.67%) had severe pain in the pre-test regarding assessing the pain score for a patient by the visual analogue scale,4(13.33) had Moderate pain (4-6), 3(10%) have Worst pain 10 and a minority of subjects not have Mild pain (1-3).In post-test, the majority of the subjects 22(73.33%) had mild pain with (1-3), 7(23.34%) moderate pain (4-6), 1(3.33%) have severe pain (7-9) minority of subjects 0 have pain (0). Conclusion: results of the current study showed a significant reduction in the mean scores of pains and fatigue in the group of a foot massages after the intervention compared with the after(post-test) foot massage. In addition, the quality-of-life score in the foot massage group significantly improved immediately and twoweeks after the intervention compared with the after (post-test) foot massage. Foot massage may somewhat reduce pain and fatigue and improve quality of life. Foot massage is a simple, low-cost, and applicable treatment that can be easily taught to nurses in various departments of the health care centre. Foot massage reduces pain, and fatigue and improvesthe quality of lifein hemodialysispatients.

Keywords

efficacy of pain, Fatigue, quality of life Haemodialysis, Massage