The Effects of Applying Acupressure for Relieving Young Female Adults' Menstrual distress, Menstrual LowBack Pain, and Self-care behavior with Dysmenorrhea

Autor: Huei-Mein Chen, 陳惠敏
Rok vydání: 2013
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 102
The purpose of this study is to discuss the effects of acupressure on menstrual distress, low back pain, and self-care behavior in dysmenorrhic young female adults. We recorded cases of menstrual lower back pain among female students from a university in the southern area; among these students, those who scored over 4 in the single Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VASP) were enrolled. The students were randomly assigned into the acupressure and control groups; the control group was only provided with health-education handbooks without acupressure intervention, while the experimental group received received acupressure massage three times a week for 30 minutes. Data were collected 5 times at the following intervals: before admission, 30 min after acupressure administration, after 4, 8, and 12 months to track variations in their menstrual lower back pains. In all, we studied 130 cases (65 in the control group and 65 in the experimental group). The scales used to collect data were: Basic personal attributes questionnaire, Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VASP), Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ-SF), Menstrual Distress Questionaire (MDQ), and Dysmenorrhic Self-Care Behavior Scale (DSCBS). The collected data were statistically analyzed using the SPSS17.0 Windows suite software. Statistical methods included percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square test, repeated measures analysis of variance, etc. Studies on data collected 30 min after and 4, 8, and 12 months after acupressure administration indicate that the experimental group, experienced significantly lesser menstrual distress and lower back pain than the control group; moreover, the experimental group was also capable of increased dysmenorrhic self-care behavior. These results may provide references to healthcare professionals and young women to administer self-care during menstrual distress and low back pain, and to help further understand the practical effects of acupressure on acupoints for treating menstrual distress.
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