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KMID : 0869120070090010049
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기초간호자연과학회지
2007 Volume.9 No. 1 p.49 ~ p.57
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Effects of Tourmaline Gemstone Therapy on Dysmenorrhea nd Painful Menstruation in Middle School Girls ―Preliminary study―
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Kim Eun-Ae
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Abstract
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Purpose:The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of tourmaline Gemstone therapy on dysmenorrhea and painful menstruation in middle school female students.
Method:This study employed a one-group pretest-posttest design. Data was collected from 15 subjects from September 1 to November 31, 2005. Tourmaline Gemstone therapy was provided once during a peak time of dysmenorrhea and painful menstruation. The instrument used were modified Moos’s MDQ (Menstrual Distress Questionnaire) tool and VAS. Data was analyzed with the use SPSS.
Result:There was a statistically significant difference in the dysmenorrhea(t= 5.50, p=.000) and painful menstruation(t=6.49, p=.000) after the intervention with tourmaline gemstone therapy.
Conclusion:Tourmaline Gemstone therapy using a Tourmaline Gemstone therapy has a positive effect on decreasing dysmenorrhea and painful menstruation.
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KEYWORD
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Dysmenorrhea, Pain, Therapeutics
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