Open AccessPENGARUH PIJAT KAKI TERHADAP RESIKO JATUH PADA LANSIA : SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Author(s) -
Fanny Dewi Sartika,
Andi Masyitha Irwan,
Kadek Ayu Erika
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jurnal ilmiah keperawatan (scientific journal of nursing)/jurnal ilmiah keperawatan (scientific journal of nursing)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2528-3022
pISSN - 2477-4391
DOI - 10.33023/jikep.v6i2.449
Subject(s) - foot (prosody) , massage , balance (ability) , medicine , physical therapy , falling (accident) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ankle , randomized controlled trial , elderly people , flexibility (engineering) , psychological intervention , alternative medicine , gerontology , surgery , nursing , philosophy , linguistics , statistics , environmental health , mathematics , pathology
Background: Falling in the elderly is the most common thing in the elderly. Therefore the elderly need the right intervention to prevent falls. Foot massage is one of the interventions that can help the elderly overcome these health problems. Objective: to assess the effectiveness of foot massage on the balance of the elderly by looking at the duration of time used, the benefits of giving foot massage, instrument of assessment of balance. Methods: The method of searching articles through electronic databases based on PubMed, Science Direct, Wiley Online, and Google Scholars. Result: The results of a review of six articles consisting of two Randomized Control Trial (RCT) studies and four Quasi-Experiment studies discussed the effectiveness of foot massage on balance. Given the length of time for giving foot massage for 10 minutes for each foot, the most effective assessment of fall risk is to use TUG measurement, as well as some benefits of foot massage including increasing balance which is significantly demonstrated by increasing TUG, increasing flexibility and function balance of ankle joints, and can be a viable alternative treatment for performance improving balance, foot ROM, and foot sensation in diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy. Conclusion: foot massage is very useful to be done in the elderly to improve health status and can prevent the risk of falling
Keywords : Foot Massage, Balance, risk of falling, elderly