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Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effect of foot-bath on lower extremities edema and fatigue among college students in Korea. Methods: This study used an quasi-experimental design with 56 participants (30 for experiments and 26 for controls). The experimental group performed 20-minute foot bath before sleep three times for one week. All subjects were directed to use their smart-phones to fill out a questionnaire about fatigue. Leg circumference was measured 10 minutes after foot bath. The test was performed from April 30th to May 22th in 2016. Data was analyzed using t-test and x2 test. Results: We found no difference in general characteristics between the experimental group and the control group. Left leg edema of the experimental group decreased by 16.63±14.57 mm (p<.001). The experimental group's right leg-edema decreased by 13.10±13.97 mm (p<.001). There was no statistically significant difference in their fatigue level when comparing before and after the foot baths. Conclusion: We found that doing foot baths for two weeks could have positive effects in reducing leg-edema among college students. Foot bath may be applied as an effective nursing intervention to decrease leg edema among young people. The results are based on a limited number of study samples and a short-term intervention. Further research can be performed with extended population and a prolonged study period.

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ABSTRACT
 서론
  1. 연구의 필요성
  2. 연구목적
  3. 용어정의
 연구방법
  1. 연구설계
  2. 연구대상
  3. 연구도구
  4. 자료수집
  5. 자료분석
 연구결과
  1. 대상자의 일반적 특성에 대한 동질성 비교
  2. 실험군과 대조군의 실험 전후 하지부종과 피로감의 변화
 논의
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저자

• 서수경 [ Sukyong Seo | 을지대학교 간호대학 ]
• 윤민영 [ Minyoung Yoon | 을지대학교 간호대학 ]
• 연승욱 [ Seunguk Yeon | 서울여자대학교 정보보호학과 ] Corresponding author

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• 간행물명

  한국학교보건학회지 [The Journal of the korean society of school health]

• 간기

  연3회

• pISSN

  1225-9608

• eISSN

  2288-9957

• 수록기간

  1988~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 372 DDC 610