During pregnancy, women experience changes in sleep patterns and poor sleep quality is a common complaint as pregnancy progresses. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of foot reflexology on sleep quality in high risk pregnant women. In this randomized controlled trial, 72 women with high risk pregnancy were recruited and were assigned to reflexology and control group (n=36 in each group). The intervention group received 30 Minute foot reflexology twice a week, for four weeks. The control group received routine prenatal care. Before and after the intervention, the Sleep Condition Indicator Scale was used to assess sleep quality. After implementation of intervention independent t-test showed significant differences between the intervention and the control group in quality of sleep. The results of paired t-test revealed Significant improvement of sleep quality in the intervention group (p<0.05). In the control group, sleep quality significantly decreased (p <0.05).The results of present study may suggest that foot reflexology as a noninvasive and non-pharmacological nursing intervention can improve sleep quality in high risk pregnant women.
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