An exploratory study on the user experience of foot reflexology therapy using reflexology artifacts

The reputation and significance of foot reflexology therapy has continuously been on the rise. It is currently widely used as a complementary therapy, for stress relief and a potential diagnostic tool. In the society nowadays, there exist a lot of reflexology artifacts that claim to be an alternativ...

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Main Authors: Okere, H.C., Sulaiman, S., Rambli, D.R.A., Foong, O.-M.
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Published: American Institute of Physics Inc. 2015
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spelling my.utp.eprints.314382022-03-26T03:19:31Z An exploratory study on the user experience of foot reflexology therapy using reflexology artifacts Okere, H.C. Sulaiman, S. Rambli, D.R.A. Foong, O.-M. The reputation and significance of foot reflexology therapy has continuously been on the rise. It is currently widely used as a complementary therapy, for stress relief and a potential diagnostic tool. In the society nowadays, there exist a lot of reflexology artifacts that claim to be an alternative substitutes to the traditional foot reflexology practice since the practices promote relaxation and stress relief. However, there has been very little or no attention given towards the verification of such anecdote and the identification of the similarities, differences and opportunities these reflexology artifacts offer. This paper hence aims to address this issue through the exploration of the practices. The study examined the interactive nature of four different sets of common reflexology artifacts from both the patients' and the experts' perspective. Data were collected through audio recorded semi-structured interview. The study findings revealed answers to those anecdotes, highlighting the similarities, difference and opportunities these reflexology artifacts offer. Implications for future research were also discussed. © 2015 AIP Publishing LLC. American Institute of Physics Inc. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063847781&doi=10.1063%2f1.4919212&partnerID=40&md5=cbc0cbb8606d618881da4e87b390d7a1 Okere, H.C. and Sulaiman, S. and Rambli, D.R.A. and Foong, O.-M. (2015) An exploratory study on the user experience of foot reflexology therapy using reflexology artifacts. In: UNSPECIFIED. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/31438/
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description The reputation and significance of foot reflexology therapy has continuously been on the rise. It is currently widely used as a complementary therapy, for stress relief and a potential diagnostic tool. In the society nowadays, there exist a lot of reflexology artifacts that claim to be an alternative substitutes to the traditional foot reflexology practice since the practices promote relaxation and stress relief. However, there has been very little or no attention given towards the verification of such anecdote and the identification of the similarities, differences and opportunities these reflexology artifacts offer. This paper hence aims to address this issue through the exploration of the practices. The study examined the interactive nature of four different sets of common reflexology artifacts from both the patients' and the experts' perspective. Data were collected through audio recorded semi-structured interview. The study findings revealed answers to those anecdotes, highlighting the similarities, difference and opportunities these reflexology artifacts offer. Implications for future research were also discussed. © 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Okere, H.C.
Sulaiman, S.
Rambli, D.R.A.
Foong, O.-M.
spellingShingle Okere, H.C.
Sulaiman, S.
Rambli, D.R.A.
Foong, O.-M.
An exploratory study on the user experience of foot reflexology therapy using reflexology artifacts
author_facet Okere, H.C.
Sulaiman, S.
Rambli, D.R.A.
Foong, O.-M.
author_sort Okere, H.C.
title An exploratory study on the user experience of foot reflexology therapy using reflexology artifacts
title_short An exploratory study on the user experience of foot reflexology therapy using reflexology artifacts
title_full An exploratory study on the user experience of foot reflexology therapy using reflexology artifacts
title_fullStr An exploratory study on the user experience of foot reflexology therapy using reflexology artifacts
title_full_unstemmed An exploratory study on the user experience of foot reflexology therapy using reflexology artifacts
title_sort exploratory study on the user experience of foot reflexology therapy using reflexology artifacts
publisher American Institute of Physics Inc.
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