AU - Khosravan Sh., AU - Shojaei M., AU - Basiri Moghadam M., AU - Mojtabavi S.J., TI - Effect of Feet Reflexology Massage on Urinary Retention Relieving after Surgery PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - QHMS JN - QHMS VO - 20 VI - 4 IP - 4 4099 - http://imtj.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-2042-en.html 4100 - http://imtj.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-2042-en.pdf SO - QHMS 4 AB  -   Aims: Urine retention following surgery can lead to performance and basic disorders in gall bladder. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of feet reflexology on urinary retention relieving after surgery.   Materials & Methods: This clinical trial was done in 2014 on 70 patients with urinary retention following surgery that was not able to urinate despite routine nursing measures. The patients were divided into two interventional and control groups based on random allocation (permutation blocking method). Reflexology was performed for intervention group for 30min (15min for each foot) and general reflexology was carried out for control group for the same duration. Data collected using a researcher-made checklist. Data were analyzed by SPSS 16 using descriptive statistics, independent-T, Man-Whitney, and Chi-square tests.   Findings: There was a significant difference between intervention and control groups regarding urinary retention after surgery (p=0.04) and retention time (p CP - IRAN IN - Student Research Committee” and “Nursing Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty”, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran LG - eng PB - QHMS PG - 215 PT - Original YR - 2015