Table 2 Difference between discomfort symptoms the day and 24 h after Foot Reflexology or Massage Therapy
From: The effects of foot reflexology on symptoms of discomfort in palliative care: a feasibility study
Foot reflexology n = 14 | Massage Therapy n = 15 | Standardized median difference (95%CI) p-value | |||
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Row data Mean ± sd | Change med [IQR] | Row data Mean ± sd | Changemed [IQR] | ||
Sleep, mean ± standard-deviation | |||||
Day of intervention | 3.9 ± 2.5 | 5.4 ± 3.0 | |||
24 h after intervention | 3.0 ± 2.3 | − 1 [− 2; 0]* | 4.9 ± 3.1 | 0 [− 2; 0] | − 1 [− 2.5; 0.5], p = 0.617 |
Distress, mean ± standard-deviation | |||||
Day of intervention | 2.5 ± 1.9 | 3.4 ± 3.3 | |||
24 h afterwards | 2.5 ± 1.9 | 0 [− 1; 1] | 2.2 ± 2.9 | − 1 [− 2; 0]* | 1 [0.0; − 2.5], p = 0.049 |
Anxiety, mean ± standard-deviation | |||||
Day of intervention | 3.1 ± 2.0 | 3.2 ± 3.5 | |||
24 h afterwards | 2.2 ± 1.7 | 0 [− 2; 0] * | 2.2 ± 2.4 | − 1 [− 2; 0] | 1 [− 0.5, 2.0], p = 0.855 |
Pain, mean ± standard-deviation | |||||
Day of intervention | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 2.7 ± 1.5 | |||
24 h afterwards | 2.7 ± 1.8 | 0 [− 1; 1] | 1.7 ± 1.7 | − 2 [− 1; 0] | 1 [− 1.0; 3.0], p = 0.314 |
Antalgics, n (%) | |||||
Day of intervention | 6 (40.0) | 4 (26.7) | |||
24 h afterwards | 5 (33.3) | 4 (26.7) | |||
Anxiolytics, n (%) | |||||
Day of intervention | 3 (20.0) | 2 (13.3) | |||
24 h afterwards | 3 (20.0) | 2 (13.3) | |||