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KMID : 0367020050170050802
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2005 Volume.17 No. 5 p.802 ~ p.812
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A Study on the Effect of the Hand Acupuncture on IBS-affected College Women’s Bowel Symptoms and Psychologic Health
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Yang Kyoung-Sook
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Abstract
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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.
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