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Study aim
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Determining the effect of foot reflexology massage on fatigue and sleep quality of hemodialysis patients
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Design
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50 hemodialysis patients will be selected in two groups, control and intervention, using random allocation methods.
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Settings and conduct
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The research environment will be the hemodialysis department of Sina Hospital in Zarand city. After coordinating with the supervisor of the hemodialysis department, he will introduce the patients who meet the conditions to enter the study. The patients were divided into two control groups and three questionnaires of demographic information, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Piper Fatigue Scale will be completed by the patients of both groups.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: at least 18 years old, dialysis treatment for at least 3 months, hemodialysis treatment 3 times a week and each time for 4 hours, no limb amputation or wound at the place of massage, no chronic diseases.( Heart Failure, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus Erythematous)
Exclusion criteria: age less than 18 years, dialysis treatment less than 3 months, having limb amputation or wound at the place of massage, suffering from chronic diseases ( heart failure, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus)
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Intervention groups
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Patients in the intervention group are placed on their stomachs in a relaxed and sleeping position during three 16-minute sessions per week for 4 weeks, and then the masseur applies pressure on the solar plexus points on the soles of the feet. Patients in the control group will receive only simple touch without pressure on the solar plexus points.
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Main outcome variables
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Mental or physical feeling affecting people's functioning, Enjoying a person's sleep with the highest functional level