The effect of foot reflexology on severity of fatigue in haemodialysis patients

Fatigue is a common symptom in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Reflexology is a nursing intervention that could reduce fatigue. This study aimed at determining the effects of foot reflexology on fatigue in patients undergoing hemodialysis. A clinical trial was conducted in hemodialysis patients attending shaikh hadi hadavi & vali asr hospital in birjand.Using randomized sampling70patients were allocated into two groups:intervention & control group.patients in intervention group received foot reflexology and control group received only routine care. FS Scale was used to measure fatigue level before, immediately after,and one week after the intervention. Data was analyzed with SPSS 21software,Repeated measures variances,inependent t-test and bonferroni test.statistical significant levels set at p