Effectiveness of “Warm Footbath” on fatigue and insomnia in patients undergoing radiotherapy

Sharma, Minu; Prakash, Kamli; Priya, J. Vasantha

doi:10.5958/2454-2660.2016.00064.8

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“…They introduced footbath as a noninvasive, easy, and nonpharmaceutical method that could help patients to relieve fatigue and insomnia problems. In a study by Sharma et al (2016) using warm footbath relieved fatigue and insomnia in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. Moreover, the study by Yamamoto and Nagata (2011) showed that warm footbath significantly reduced sympathetic tone and increased relaxation in hospitalized incurable cancer patients.…”

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Footbath as a safe, simple, and non‐pharmacological method to improve sleep quality of menopausal women

Aghamohammadi

Salmani

Ivanbagha

et al. 2020

Research in Nursing & Health

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Due to the adverse effects of medication we decided to provide a safe, economic, and easy intervention to decrease sleep problems in menopausal women. This trial aimed to determine the effect of footbath on sleep disturbance in postmenopausal women. One hundred menopausal women were randomly stratified using a permuted block randomization procedure by Random Allocation Software, and assigned to one of two study groups: control (without intervention, n = 50) and intervention (footbath, n = 50). The footbath group was asked to lie their feet into the warm water for 20 min in a container with a depth of 10 cm one hour before the usual sleeping time for 6 weeks. To assess sleep quality, we used the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). To evaluate severity of menopause symptoms, the Greene scale was applied. Before the intervention, 96% of the subjects in the footbath group and 94% in the control group were poor sleepers. The results of

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Footbath as a safe, simple, and non‐pharmacological method to improve sleep quality of menopausal women

Aghamohammadi

Salmani

Ivanbagha

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“…In this study, patients in the warm footbath group experienced a 21-percent fatigue reduction 28 days after this intervention (compared to the pre-test). Sharma et al found that warm footbath reduced the fatigue of cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy, 18 while Shafeik et al reported that footbath reduced the fatigue of patients under hemodialysis. 17 Son and Yoo 31 and Choi and Song 32 reported the positive effect of warm footbath on fatigue of patients with a stroke and postpartum women, respectively.…”

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“…17 Sharma et al found that footbath with warm water reduced the fatigue of cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. 18 Massage is another non-pharmacological intervention for fatigue alleviation. 13 Foot reflexology involves applying pressure by fingers, especially the thumb, on certain reflex points in the feet.…”

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Comparing the Effects of Warm Footbath and Foot Reflexology on the Fatigue of Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Background and Aim: Fatigue is a common side effect of radiotherapy. While warm footbath and foot reflexology can both reduce fatigue, it is still unclear which method is more effective in reducing fatigue. This study aimed to compare the effects of warm footbath and foot reflexology on the fatigue of patients undergoing radiotherapy. Method: A randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 62 patients undergoing radiotherapy. Eligible patients were randomly assigned to the 2 groups. Patients in the footbath group immersed their feet in 41°C water for 20 minutes every night for 2 weeks starting from the seventh day of radiotherapy. Patients in the reflexology group received 20 minutes of foot reflexology every night for 2 weeks starting from the seventh day of radiotherapy. Fatigue was measured by the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) once on the seventh day of radiotherapy and 3 more times on days 7, 14, and 28 after the start of the intervention. Data were analyzed by SPSS20 and descriptive/inferential statistics. Results: The total MFI score of both groups declined significantly over time ( P < .001). The reflexology group indicated a significant reduction from 90.9 ± 3.2 in the pre-test to 56.0 ± 3.7 on the 28th day in, while the footbath group indicated it from 90 ± 2.6 in the pre-test to 71.4 ± 2.8 on the 28th day. Conclusion: Our results showed that foot reflexology and warm footbath reduced the fatigue of patients undergoing radiotherapy. However, foot reflexology was more effective in reducing the fatigue of patients undergoing radiotherapy than warm footbath. It is recommended that simple and low cost non-pharmacological interventions such as foot reflexology to decrease of side effect of radiotherapy among cancer patients should be widely performed. Trial registration: Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT20190625044009N1).

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The effect of warm salt water foot bath on the management of chemotherapy-induced fatigue

Ozdemir

Can

2021

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Effectiveness of “Warm Footbath” on fatigue and insomnia in patients undergoing radiotherapy

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Footbath as a safe, simple, and non‐pharmacological method to improve sleep quality of menopausal women

Footbath as a safe, simple, and non‐pharmacological method to improve sleep quality of menopausal women

Comparing the Effects of Warm Footbath and Foot Reflexology on the Fatigue of Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

The effect of warm salt water foot bath on the management of chemotherapy-induced fatigue

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