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| Title |
Foot reflexology in feet impairment of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: randomized trial 1
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| Published in |
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1590/0104-1169.0036.2594 |
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| Authors |
Natália Chantal Magalhães da Silva, Érika de Cássia Lopes Chaves, Emilia Campos de Carvalho, Leonardo César Carvalho, Denise Hollanda Iunes |
| Abstract |
to evaluate the effect of foot reflexology on feet impairment of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. this is a randomized, controlled and blind clinical trial. The sample was comprised by people with type 2 diabetes mellitus who, after being randomized into Treated group (n = 21) and Control group (n = 24), received guidelines on foot self-care. To the Treated Group it was also provided 12 sessions of foot reflexology. The scores of impairment indicators related to skin and hair, blood circulation, tissue sensitivity and temperature were measured by means of the instrument for assessing tissue integrity of the feet of people with diabetes mellitus. Chi-square test, Fisher exact test, Mann-Whitney test and regression analyzes were applied to the data, considering a significance level of 5% (P value <0.05). participants who received the therapy showed better scores in some impairment indicators related to skin and hair (hair growth, elasticity/turgor, hydration, perspiration, texture and integrity of the skin/ skin peeling). the foot reflexology had a beneficial effect on feet impairment of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, which makes it a viable therapy, deserving investment. This study was registered in the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials - RBR-8zk8sz. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 67% |
| Guyana | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 146 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 30 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 5% |
| Researcher | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 24 | 16% |
| Unknown | 48 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 33 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 5% |
| Psychology | 3 | 2% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 15 | 10% |
| Unknown | 62 | 42% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 January 2016.
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#7,302,411
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#125
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#91,392
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Outputs of similar age from Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
#3
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So far Altmetric has tracked 842 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 3.3. This one has done well, scoring higher than 84% of its peers.
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