ArticleBMC complementary medicine and therapies2023
Effect of hand reflexology in ameliorating anxiety, pain, and fatigue among patients undergoing coronary angiography.
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The Power of Hand Reflexology in Ameliorating Anxiety, Pain, and Fatigue Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography
The Effect of Hand Reflexology Massage on Fatigue and Anxiety Levels Among Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effect of Reflexology on Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.The journal of nursing research : JNR · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of foot reflexology on pain, anxiety, and physiological indices in leukemia patients undergoing bone marrow aspiration: A randomized clinical trial study.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Effects of Foot and Hand Reflexology on Pain and Anxiety in Patients Admitted to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.Advanced biomedical research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundReflexology is a popular non-invasive complementary medicine technique to enhance anxiety, pain, and fatigue among patients undergoing coronary angiography.
objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the effect of hand reflexology in ameliorating anxiety, pain, and fatigue among patients undergoing coronary angiography.
methodsA quasi-experimental research design was used on 60 patients undergoing coronary angiography at Alexandria Main University Hospital's cardiology department (30 patients in each study and control group). Four tools were used to collect data: the socio-demographic and clinical data assessment sheet, the visual analogue scale, the Rhoten fatigue scale, and the Beck anxiety inventory.
resultsScores of moderate anxiety, intractable pain, and severe fatigue among the study group significantly decreased after 2 h and three days of applying hand reflexology.
conclusionThe current study findings showed that hand reflexology is a simple, non-invasive nursing intervention that is effective and useful for managing pain, fatigue, and anxiety in patients undergoing coronary angiography as it resulted in a significant reduction in the severity of pain, fatigue, and anxiety after coronary angiography in the study group compared to the control group.
trial registrationThe study was registered in the clinical trial.gov database (Clinicaltrials.gov NCT05887362 , 23/05/2023).
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