A Study on the Effect of the Hand Acupuncture on IBS-affected College Women's Bowel Symptoms and Psychologic Health.
- Author:
Kyung Sook YANG
1
Author Information
1. Yongdong Severance Hospital, Korea. yks2127@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Kand acupuncture;
IBS;
Bowel symptoms;
Psychologic health
- MeSH:
Acupuncture*;
Anxiety;
Hand*;
Humans;
Nursing;
Seoul;
Students, Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2005;17(5):802-812
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: to determine the effects of hand acupuncture on IBS-affected college women's bowel symptoms and psychologic health by applying the therapy to them. METHOD: The researcher sampled the nursing student attending a college of nursing science in Seoul and checked if they were affected by IBS in reference to the Rome II Criteria. Students were classified into a experimental group(21 subjects) and a control group(19 subjects). Hand acupuncture was applied to the experimental group 8 rounds for 4 weeks; each round lasted 30 minutes. Data were collected for 8 weeks from October 11 to December 1, 2004. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 12.0 program. RESULT: After the therapy, frequency(p=.005), distress(p=.001) and disability (p=.000) associated IBS bowel symptom and anxiety were significantly lowered in the experimental group(p=.026). CONCLUSIONS: It was confirmed through this study that the hand acupuncture would be effective in relieving IBS bowel symptoms and anxiety.
