Assessment of the efficacy of footbaths as a means of improving the mental health of nurses : a preliminary report <原著論文>

広島大学保健学ジャーナル Volume 9 Issue 2 Page 27-30 published_at 2011-03-31
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Title ( eng )
Assessment of the efficacy of footbaths as a means of improving the mental health of nurses : a preliminary report <原著論文>
Title ( jpn )
看護職者のメンタルヘルス向上を目指した足浴の効果に関する予備的検討
Creator
Inoue Setsuko
Source Title
広島大学保健学ジャーナル
Journal of health sciences, Hiroshima University
Volume 9
Issue 2
Start Page 27
End Page 30
Abstract
Objective: There are few studies that have subjectively and objectively verified the efficacy of footbaths as a means of relieving stress. The purpose of the present study was to validate the stress-reducing efficacy of footbaths both subjectively and objectively by means of a stress indicator, chromogranin A (CgA).

Methods: The subjects were 21 female nurses working at a general hospital. After evaluating their current mental and physical condition, and measuring their salivary CgA levels, the subjects took a 10-min footbath. After the bath their mental and physical condition was evaluated again, and their salivary CgA levels were measured again. The changes in their mental and physical state before and after the footbath were assessed by the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. CgA levels taken before and after the footbath were assessed by the paired t-test.

Results: The results showed that both their subjective mental and physical condition improved and their CgA levels were lower after the footbath than before.

Conclusions: These results suggested that footbaths can exert a restorative effect on the stress associated with the performance of nursing duties and are effective in relieving nurses' stress.
Keywords
chromogranin
footbath
stress
NDC
Medical sciences [ 490 ]
Language
eng
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publisher
広島大学保健学出版会
Date of Issued 2011-03-31
Rights
Copyright (c) 2011 広島大学保健学出版会
Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISSN] 1347-7323
[NCID] AA11601063