Effects and relative factors of primary dysmenorrhea acupressure in nursing students

• Main Authors: Meng-Lin Lo, 羅夢伶
• Other Authors: Hsiao-Yu Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/43843854469630424661

碩士 === 中臺科技大學 === 護理研究所 === 95 === The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the primary dysmenorrheal acupressure (PDA) on nursing students regarding knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. A quasi-experimental design with pre-post control group was adopted in this study. The participants included 156 second-year nursing students at one technology university in central Taiwan. Cluster sampling was employed with 71 participants randomly assigned to an experimental group and 85 to a control group. PDA teaching program served as intervention. Structured questionnaires were administered to participants before and after the intervention to assess their PDA knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. Data were analyzed using SPSS 12.0, including descriptive statistics, chi-square test, paired-samples t-test, independent-samples t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and one-way ANOVA. The results of paired-samples t-test indicated that both experimental and control groups obtained significantly higher mean scores on PDA knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in the post-questionnaire than those in the pre-questionnaire. However, the experimental group’s gain scores on knowledge and behavior were significantly higher than the control group’s. While the experimental group’s gain score on attitudes was higher than the control groups, it failed to reach a significant level (p<0.05). Based on the above results, it can be concluded that PDA intervention is more significantly effective in improving nursing students’ PDA knowledge, attitudes, and behavior than non-intervention. Correlation results disclosed that the experimental group’s PDA knowledge was positively correlated with their PDA behavior before and after intervention, as well as with PDA attitude after intervention; they also suggested knowledge enhancing positive attitudes. This study demonstrated (1) knowledge and behaviors correlated with alternative therapy, (2) gynecological illness and Chinese medical therapy influencing attitudes. The results and suggestions of this study should aid nursing educators in their future teaching program about PDA.