1 -The main goal:
The effect of foot massage on anxiety before and after hysterectomy
2 - Study design:
The clinical study, 2 groups (intervention and control) the randomly selected
3 - Interventions: The intervention ( massage) once a day, 20 minute foot massage is done that started one day before surgery to 2 days after surgery to continue. In the control group patients in parallel with a time massage intervention group, research on the bedside will be present in the two groups before and 30 minutes after the massage Questionnaire Anxiety addition, Berger by researcher will be completed as well as vital signs, including: pulse, respiration and bp is measured and recorded.
4 - Main Outcomes: Outcomes are measurable anxiety and vital sign.
Inclusion Criteria:
At least literate; not having the surgery except oophorectomy; hysterectomy to benign compliant until study time; No history of foot massage; After gaining consciousness; At least one day before surgery and 2 days after surgery in the hospital; For long term (more than one month), tranquilizers, pain or anxiety drugs such as inderal is not received; Lack of drug addiction; No known diseases as diabetes, heart disease, mental disorders, movement disorders, impaired vision, hearing; having a healthy part of legs
Exclusion criteria: Severe complications after surgery, such as bleeding, infection, need for care in the intensive care unit; Lack of access to experimental conditions during the study (compliant and discomfort and ...); Lack of patient consent to continue participation in the study