@article { author = {Nourmohammadi, Hassan and Motaghi, Minoo and Borji, Milad and tarjoman, Asma and Soltani, Behrouz}, title = {The Effects of Reflexology on Fatigue Severity of Patients with Cancer}, journal = {Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention}, volume = {20}, number = {2}, pages = {391-394}, year = {2019}, publisher = {West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter.}, issn = {1513-7368}, eissn = {2476-762X}, doi = {10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.2.391}, abstract = {Introduction: Breast cancer is a major threat to women’s health and a common factor that can reduce their lifeexpectancy. Complementary medicine such as reflexology is known to reduce fatigue severity in cancer patients. Thepresent study aimed to cultivate the effect of reflexology on fatigue severity of patients with breast cancer. Methods:The present pre-post clinical trial recruited 57 patients with breast cancer and involved an experimental and a controlgroup. All patients were livening in Ilam, Iran. Patients were randomly assigned to two groups of experimental (N=27)and control (N=30). The experimental group received reflexology for 4 sessions. Data were collected using Fatigueseverity scale (FSS) and demographic information questionnaire. FSS was completed by the patients twice; before theintervention and 2 months after the intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS and running t-test and ANOVA. Results:Results showed no significant difference in fatigue severity between experimental (45.44±5.30) and control (43.66±7.68)groups prior to the intervention (p>0.05). However, after conducting the intervention, a significant difference in fatigueseverity was seen between the experimental (20.66±4.54) and control (40.36±9.58) groups (p=0.000). Conclusion: Thepresent study showed that reflexology decrease fatigue severity in patients with breast cancer and community healthnursing can to use of these complementary medicine to increase patients health conditions.}, keywords = {Keywords: fatigue severity,Reflexology,breast cancer}, url = {https://journal.waocp.org/article_81095.html}, eprint = {https://journal.waocp.org/article_81095_6a22e06d0a83c15a5c2e1062bb9c8963.pdf} }