Effects of Acupressure on Pain Preception ,Anxiety and Labor Progress of Primiparous Women during Labor

• Main Authors: Kuei-Chuan Ke, 柯貴娟
• Other Authors: Chung-Hey Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/73487539141422314682

碩士 === 高雄醫學大學 === 護理學研究所碩士班 === 95 === The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of SP-6 (Sanyinjiao) acupressure on women’s pain perception, anxiety and labor progress. An experimental study with a pretest-and-posttest-control-group design was utilized. The subjects were primiparas who had a normal spontaneous delivery at a Medical Center in Southern Taiwan. They were randomly assigned to either the experimental or the control group. The experimental group received 30-minute SP-6 acupressure intervention and the control group did not. The intensity of pain perception and anxiety between the two groups were compared in five check points : before intervention, immediately after the intervention, the latent phase, active phase and transitional phase. Length of delivery time was calculated from 2cm cervical dilation to full cervical dilatation. The data were analyzed by using the descriptive statistics, chi-square test, t-test, repeated measures two-way ANOVA. The effectiveness of the SP-6 acupressure were as follows: First, the experimental group had significantly lower pain perception at immediately after acupressure, the latent phase, active phase and transitional phase than the control group. Second, the anxiety level between the two groups only in immediately after acupressure, the latent phase and active phase, transitional phase achieved significant difference. Third, skin temperature of the index’s finger was significantly elevated at immediately after acupressure, the latent phase in the experimental group compared to the control group. Forth, length of delivery time was significantly shorter in the SP6 acupressure intervention group than in the control group. And finally, one hundred percent of the experimental group women reported that the SP-6 acupressure was helpful and provided a great mental support during labor. It is concluded that SP-6 acupressur is a safe, noninvasive, cost-effective method to help the laboring women to decrease pain perception, anxiety and improve labor progress.