Effect of foot reflexology massage and Bensone relaxation on anxiety

Anxiety is a common phenomenon after all surgical operation. Complementary methods as foot reflexology massage and Bensone relaxation cause comfort, tranquility, correction of physical function disorder, change of physiological responses and decrease of fear with signs of disease. Researchers purposed to study the effect of foot reflexology massage and relaxation on decrease of anxiety. This study was a quasi-experimental three group clinical trial. Community search was women with abdominal surgical operations. Method of sampling was convenience non probable. Samples placed in three groups of foot reflexology massage and relaxation as test and a witness group. Spielberger scale used to measure the anxiety and data analyzed by descriptive and analytic statistics. After using foot reflexology massage and Bensone relaxation, anxiety decreased significantly between mean of foot reflexology massage and witness groups; and between relaxation and witness groups (p<0.05). Comparing the mean of anxiety did not show a significant difference after foot reflexology massage and relaxation (P>0.05). Foot reflexology massage and relaxation are effective on decreasing the anxiety after women abdominal surgical operation and so recommended to use as complementary methods for decreasing anxiety.