- 이압요법이 여대생의 월경통, 월경곤란증 및 학업 스트레스에 미치는 효과
- ㆍ 저자명
- 노승옥,이혜영,이재온,김미영,Ro. Seung-Ok,Lee. Hea-Young,Lee. Jaeon,Kim. Miyoung
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 성인간호학회지
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2013년|25권 3호|pp.356-364 (9 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 성인간호학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of auricular acupressure on menstrual pain, dysmenorrhea and academic stress among college students. Methods: A non-equivalent pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 57 female students recruited from one college. The treatment group (n=30) received an auricular acupressure on a valid zone and the control group (n=27) received an auricular acupressure on an invalid zone (placebo). The independent t-test and ${chi}^2$-test were used to examine group differences by using SPSS/Win18.0. Results: Subjects in the treatment group reported much less menstrual pain of premenstrual day (p=.001), 1st day (p<.001), 2nd day (p=.003), and dysmenorrhea (p=.003). Of significance, participants in the treatment group reported much less academic stress (p=.049) following auricular acupressure. Conclusion: The findings support that auricular acupressure is effective in controlling menstrual pain and academic stress related to menstruation. As the method is simple it would be useful for women students to be taught and encouraged to utilize this method to mitigate the symptoms related to menstruation through self care.