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Dr. Samah Abd EL-Haliem Said Ibrahim :: Publications:

Title:
EFFECT OF FOOT MASSAGE ON RELIEVING MOTHER’S POST CESAREAN SECTION INCISIONAL PAIN
Authors: DR.ABD ELHALEEM, S* DR. SOAD, A. RAMADAN** HEBA, A. EL KADER*** AMAL, S. TAHA****
Year: 2013
Keywords: Foot, Massage, Cesarean Section, Incisional Pain, Satisfaction
Journal: Journal of International Academic Research for Multidisciplinary
Volume: 1
Issue: 7
Pages: 202-213
Publisher: Not Available
Local/International: International
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Abstract:

Objective: To assess the effect of foot massage on relieving mother’s post cesarean section incisional pain. Hypothesis: Was foot massage had a significant effect on relieving post cesarean section incisional pain? Design: An intervention study was followed. Settings: The study was conducted in the cesarean section postnatal rooms at Benha University Maternity hospitals. Sample: It was involved 148 mothers, divided into 74 mothers as control group that received post cesarean section hospital routine care for pain relief and 74 mothers as intervention group that received 10 minutes foot massage for pain relief every 6 hours, 12 hours, and 18 hours. Sample type: A convenience sample type. Tools of Data collection included: structured interviewing questionnaire, modified McGill pain questionnaire short form and likert Scale. Results: There was significant relieving of pain level among intervention group compared to control group at different assessment times (p˂0.001). Findings indicated that, the most cited description of pain among the study group mothers were fearful, tender, heavy and stabbing pain. While, the most prominent factors that aggravating pain were sitting, walking and carrying of the newborn. Also, more than half of subjects among control and less than half of intervention groups reported that, they had information about post cesarean section incisional pain relief measures. There was better satisfaction among mothers in the intervention group regarding post cesarean section pain relief measures than among the control group subjects. Recommendations: Designing health education training program for nurses about foot massage because it is an inexpensive pain relief measure, with no harm to mothers. In addition, there is need for further studies in this area also studies to investigate the health team attitude regarding this method

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