The group in which reflexology massage (foot massage) was applied once a week for 20 minutes (10 minutes on each foot) for a total of 4 weeks, and the pain scale and fatigue and stress level were measured once a week at the beginning of the study and at the end of the study 4 weeks later.

Pain scale once a week for 4 weeks without any application, and fatigue and stress level at the beginning of the study and at the end of the study after 4 weeks were measured in the group.

reflexology foot massage

measurement of nurses' low back pain severity score

A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is one of the pain rating scales. VAS pain score is evaluated as "painless" (score=0) and "worst pain" (score=10).

score <3 mild pain, 3-6 mild-to-moderate pain, and >6 moderate-to-severe pain

The fatigue severity scale There are 9 questions in the scale and each question consists of 7 points. An increase in the scale score indicates an increase in the level of fatigue. The scale determines the fatigue status of individuals in the last 1 month. Questions are scored as I totally disagree (1)- I totally agree. If the average score is 5 and above, it is considered as "fatigue".

Perceived Stress Scale ; There are 14 items in the scale, which was developed as a five-point Likert-type rating scale. The scale consists of "never (0), almost never" (1), "sometimes" (2), "often" (3) "very often" (4). The lowest and highest scores a participant can obtain from this scale are 0 and 56, respectively.

measurement of nurses' low back pain severity score

A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is one of the pain rating scales. VAS pain score is evaluated as "painless" (score=0) and "worst pain" (score=10).

score <3 mild pain, 3-6 mild-to-moderate pain, and >6 moderate-to-severe pain