The Effect of Foot-bath on Fatigue in Nursing Students on Clinical Practice

Lee, Yun-Jung; Kweon, Jung-Soon; Yu, Su-Jeong

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 2003;9(1):94-102.
Published online December 31, 2003.

Lee, Yun-Jung;Kweon, Jung-Soon;Yu, Su-Jeong;

¹Department of Nursing, Woosuk University
²Department of Nursing, Chungnam University
³Department of Nursing, Woosuk University

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of foot-bath on fatigue of nursing students in clinical practice. method: The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects were randomly assigned to one of four groups and data collection was conducted from June to August 2001. For the experimental group the foot-bath was performed once a day for 3 days. The instrument was subjective fatigue scale and 150mm graphic rating scale. For four groups pretest was done on first day and posttest was done on third day. The data was analyzed by the t-test and paired t-test. results: The subjective fatigue scale score was not significantly after the foot-bath in day duty but significantly lower after the foot-bath in evening duty. The graphic rating scale score was significantly lower after the foot-bath. The subjective fatigue scale score and graphic rating scale score on 1st, 3rd foot-bath day were significantly lower in experimental group. conclusion: On the basis of the above findings, this study suggests that foot-bath can be an effective fatigue relieving method.

Key Words: Foot-bath, Fatigue