Effect of Foot and Hand Massage on Relieving Post-Cesarean Section Incisional Pain and Improving Patient' Satisfaction

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 Back ground: Pain is one of the most common problems after cesarean section. Pain can interfere with a
woman's ability to care for herself and her baby, so this study aimed to evaluate the effect of foot and
hand massage for relieving post-Cesarean section incisional pain and improving patient’ satisfaction.
Subjects and methods: Setting: This study was conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynecology
(postnatal ward) of El-Manzala General Hospital at Aldakahlia Governorate. Design: Quasi-experimental
research design was used to achieve the aim of the current study. Sampling Type: Convenience sampling.
Sample: The sample size was estimated to be 159 subjects divided into 3 groups (53 mothers for each
group). Tools: Four data collection tools, An interviewing structured questionnaire, Numerical rating
scale; Modified McGill pain questionnaire short form (SF-MPQ), and Likert Scale. Results: There was
significant relieving of pain level among the three intervention groups (foot, hand, foot & hand massage
groups) at the third session of massage where (P <0.01). Foot and hand massage group had significantly
lower pain scores than the other two groups (P <0.05). Conclusion: Foot and hand massage has a positive
effect in reducing the mean score of pain level post-cesarean section. Also, the majority of patients post
cesarean section were satisfied with the application of foot and hand massage for reliving post-cesarean
section incisional pain. Recommendations: using of foot and hand massage to be one of the routine care
to women post-cesarean Also, A distribution of a booklet about pain management post cesarean section
and distributed among post-cesarean section mother. 

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