Attitude of Infant and Toddler's Mother towards Massage Intervention.
- Author:
Hyang Mi JUNG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Dongeui University, Korea. hmjung@hyomin.dongeui.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Massage intervention;
Attitude
- MeSH:
Education;
Humans;
Infant*;
Massage*;
Mothers*;
Nursing;
Child Health
- From:Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing
2002;8(1):20-31
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to understand and analyze the subjective structure of attitude, opinion of infant and todder's mother, regarding the massage intervention in order to yield fundamental data for the activation scheme of the massage intervention. This research was based on a Q-Methodological approach. According to the results of this study, there were four categories of mothers' opinion about the massage intervention. The first type accepts the wholistic effect of massage intervention very positively that it improves infant's health in various aspects: prevention of diseases, promotion of the growth, settlement of sentiments, etc. The second type describes the effect of the intervention in the emotional aspect, such that the intimacy plays a very significant role in the intervention. The third type explains the complementary effect of the intervention that it eases symptoms rather than actually cures diseases. The fourth type emphasizes the healing effect of the intervention that it is required to go through professional training to utilize the effect. For example, a Kyongrak massage is very effective for curing diseases. In consideration of various types of massage intervention, it is very necessary to have a specialty for the massage intervention and develop unique mothers education programs depending upon different applications of the massage intervention in order to reorganize and activate the massage intervention as a nursing intervention for infant and toddlers.
