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KMID : 1123920100240040707
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2010 Volume.24 No. 4 p.707 ~ p.715
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Effects of Meridian Massage on Menopausal Symptoms, Mood,E2 , and Pain in Post Menopausal Women with Hemodialysis : A Quasi-experimental Study
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Yang Kyung-Hee
Park Ok-Lae
Park Kum-Sook
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Abstract
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In this study, meridian massage is developed and applied on post menopausal Women with Hemodialysis to identify the effects of Menopausal Symptoms, Mood, Estradiol(), and Pain. The study was a nonequivalent control group pre-post test Quasi-experimental design. There were 17 people in the experimental group and 17 people in the control group. Meridian massage was performed for 4 weeks, 3 times a week for 20 minutes each sessions. The data were collected at pretest and posttest. SPSS win. 11.5 program was used. Fisher’s exact test and Mann Whitney U-test were used to analyze the Pre-treatment homogeneity. Wilcoxon Sign Rank test was used to find out the effectiveness within each groups. Mann Whitney U-test was used in comparing between the two groups. After meridian massage, there were significant differences in menopausal symptoms in experimental group(z=-2.583, p=.010) and pain between groups(U=86.00, p=.040). was not effective in both groups. The mood was effective in both groups, since the mood had influenced by interviewer’s collecting data. Meridian massage was effective in alleviating menopausal symptoms and pain of post menopausal women with Hemodialysis, but it is desirable to perform meridian massage to the patients for enough time.
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KEYWORD
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meridian massage, menopausal symptom, mood, E2, pain
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