Effects of Hand Moxibustion and Hand Press Pellet on Low Back Pain, Range of Joint Movement, and Depression
10.12799/jkachn.2019.30.3.336
- Author:
Yeoun Ok KIM
1
;
Soon Ock CHOI
;
Jee Won KIM
Author Information
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Sunlin University, Pohang, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Moxibustion;
Men;
Manufacturing industry;
Low back pain
- MeSH:
Depression;
Hand;
Humans;
Joints;
Low Back Pain;
Male;
Moxibustion;
Nursing;
Range of Motion, Articular
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2019;30(3):336-344
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study tries to examine the effects of hand moxibustion and press pellet by applying them to male manufacturing workers with low back pain, and use them to develop nursing interventions for workers. METHODS: The data were collected from August to October, 2018, and the subjects were 60 men, processed by using SPSS/WIN 21.0 to perform homogeneity test with χ²-, t-, and hypothesis tests with repeated measures, ANOVA and Scheffé test. RESULTS: Hypothesis 1 that “the experimental group provided with hand moxibustion and hand press pellet would give lower scores for low back pain than the control group” was supported (F=78.71, p<.001). Hypothesis 2 that “the experimental group provided with hand moxibustion and hand press pellet would have a wider range of motion than the control group” was also supported (F=17.44, p<.001). Hypothesis 3 that “the experimental group provided with hand moxibustion and hand press pellet would give lower scores for depression than the control group,” again, was supported (F=16.95, p<.001). CONCLUSION: Hand moxibustion and hand press pellet are effective in relieving low back pain for male workers, in increasing the range of motion, and in decreasing depression.
