A Study of the Effectiveness on Relieving Primary Dysmenorrhea by Acupressure

• Main Authors: Lee - Mei Chi, 紀麗梅
• Other Authors: Nanly Hsu
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2004
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/63185218547854795328

碩士 === 慈濟大學 === 護理學研究所 === 92 === The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of acupressure at Zuehai (Sp 10) and Sanyinjiao (Sp 6) on dysmenorrhea. An experimental design was used, and a convenience sampling was used to recruit 60 subjects in the eastern area of Taiwan, who were randomly selected to experimental and control groups. Heating pad with an acupressure was implemented for the experimental group, and only heating pad was implemented for the control group. Vision Analog Scale for Pain (VASP) was used to measure pain in pre-test, post-test I, and post-test II. Blood pressure, pulse, and skin temperature were used to measure physiological reactions.　All data were analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) （version 10.0）. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square analysis, t-test analysis, One Way Analysis of Variance, and Repeated Measure Analysis of Variance were used to analyze data. It was found that, as compared to control group, experimental group was more likely to have lower pain scores in both post-test I (p<. 05) and post-test II (p<. 05). Furthermore, experimental group was more likely to have lower systolic pressure (p<. 05), pulse rate (p<. 05), and skin temperature (p<. 05) in post-test I. However, there was no statistically significant difference in diastolic pressure between these two groups. Based on these findings, health care providers can use the acupressure with heating pad to relieve dysmenorrhea.