The study was conducted in selected Hospitals, Erode. The populations of the study were selected from Bewell hospital And Erode Emergency Care Hospital Erode. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the patient. There were 60 patients selected for the study with the predetermined criteria for inclusion. The present study was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of foot reflexology on blood pressure among patients with hypertension.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To assess the blood pressure among patients with hypertension admitted at selected Hospitals, Erode.
2. To evaluate the effectiveness of foot reflexology on blood pressure among patients with hypertension admitted at selected Hospitals, Erode.
3. To associate the blood pressure among patients with hypertension with their selected socio demographic and clinical variables admitted at selected Hospital, Erode.
HYPOTHESES:
H1 : There is a significant difference between the mean pre-test and post test blood pressure in experimental group among patients with hypertension admitted at selected hospitals, Erode.
H2 : There is a significant difference between post test blood pressure in experimental and control group patients with hypertension admitted at selected Hospitals, Erode.
H3 : There is a significant association between blood pressure among patients with hypertension with their selected socio demographic and clinical variables admitted at selected Hospitals, Erode.
ASSUMPTION:
Therapeutic application of foot reflexology may decrease elevated blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
Hypertension may interferes with the activity of daily living.
The conceptual framework for this study was based on Wiedenbach’s Helping Art of Clinical Nursing Theory. This theory directs action towards the explicit goal, and the goal here is reduced the blood pressure among patients with hypertension.A true experimental study was used in the study. The independent variable was foot reflexology and dependent variable was blood pressure. This study was conducted at Bewell Hospital and Erode Emergency Care Hospital, Erode. The accessible hypertensive patients admitted in nephrology ward at Bewell Hospital, Erode.
The study subjects were selected using the simple random sampling technique and were assigned to experiment group and control group (30 in each group). The data collection tools used were
1. Socio demographic variable,
2. Clinical Variable,
3. Standardized Blood pressure chart.
The content validity of the tool was established with the help of 5 experts. Pilot study was conducted on 10 subjects to find out the feasibility of the study and it did not show any major flaw in the design of the study. After pilot study, reliability of the tool of the blood pressure rating scale was assessed by using split half method. Correlation coefficients are 0.81 and 0.85. These coefficients are very high and it is good tool for assessing the effectiveness of foot Reflexology among hypertensive patient. The main study was conducted and the data obtained were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics.
The findings of the study showed that there was a very high significant difference between the post test score of blood pressure in foot reflexology treated group and non treated group. The significant difference of blood pressure level between the experimental and control group. (t = 4.34, P < 0.001 which is very high).
CONCLUSION:
The statistical evidence proved that the foot reflexology had reduced the blood pressure among patients with hypertension who were admitted selected hospital, Erode. When compared with the control group. Hence the researcher concluded that foot reflexology is effective intervention to reduce the blood pressure among patients with hypertension in other settings
