@ARTICLE{Shahgholian, author = {Khojandi, Sh and Shahgholian, N and Karimian, J and Valiani, M and }, title = {Comparison the effect of two methods of reflexology massage and stretching exercises on the severity of restless leg syndrome among patients undergoing hemodialysis}, volume = {10}, number = {1}, abstract ={Introduction: Restless leg syndrome is a sensory and motor neurologic disorder, which manifests as high tendency to move the legs. Its prevalence is high among the patients undergoing hemodialysis, and it increases the risk of mortality in these patients. Due to several side effects of medicational treatments, the patients prefer non-medicational methods. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of two methods of reflexology massage and stretching exercises on the severity of restless leg syndrome among patients undergoing hemodialysis. Method: This is a clinical trial. Among the patients undergoing hemodialysis in selected hospitals in Isfahan, 90 qualified patients, diagnosed with restless leg syndrome through standard restless leg syndrome questionnaire, were randomly selected by random number table. They were assigned to reflexology massage, stretching exercises and control groups through random allocation. Reflexology massage and stretching exercises were conducted three times a week for 30-40 minutes for four straight weeks. Data were analyzed by one way ANOVA paired t-test and LSD post hoc test through SPSS 20. Results: There was a significant difference in mean scores of restless leg syndrome severity between reflexology massage and stretching exercises groups, compared to control (p }, URL = {http://ijnr.ir/article-1-1484-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijnr.ir/article-1-1484-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Nursing Research}, doi = {}, year = {2015} }