Influence on Sleep Quality of Female Students by Acupressure Massage and Aromatherapy

• Main Authors: Yi-Hsuan Chou, 周依宣
• Other Authors: 莊琮凱
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/95940818035979462565

碩士 === 台南應用科技大學 === 生活服務產業系生活應用科學碩士班 === 104 === With the advancing of modern science and technology and accelerating pace of life, student’s life patterns in the night becomes a common phenomenon. Due to this phenomenon, sleep-related problem that troubled students by autonomic neuropathy is increasing and this phenomenon also affects the students'' health. Aromatherapy can improve autonomic nerve system and is a convenient adjuvant therapy. This study investigated the effect of different aromatotherapies on schoolgirls’ heart rate variability (HRV). Twenty schoolgirls were involved in this study and they were divided into 2 groups : “Acupoint Massage” and “Perfume Olfaction”. The schoolgirls in the 2 groups were treated by acupressure massage and perfume olfaction, separately. Their automatic nerve activity and sleeping quality of self-consciousness were recorded by Heart Rate Variability (HRV) analyzer and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory (PSQI). The results shows: 1.The schoolgirls’ parasympathetic nerve activity (HF) and sympathetic nerve activity (LF) and the ratio of LF and HF (LF/HF) showed significant difference after Acupoint Massage or Perfume Olfaction treatment. 2.Comparing the change magnitude of schoolgirls’ HF, LF, and LF/HF after every treatment, the magnitude of Acupoint Massage group was greater than Perfume Olfaction group, and this result showed significant difference. 3.The prolonged improvement of these schoolgirls’ HF showed significant difference in Acupoint Massage group but no significant difference in Perfume Olfaction group. 4.The schoolgirls’ sleeping quality of self-consciousness was improved after treatment and showed significant difference in both groups. These results showed that both Acupoint Massage and Perfume Olfaction had effect of stress relax and sleep improvement. We suggest that students can be treated with Acupoint Massage to improve sleeping quality, brain function and memory to help them make progress on school performance.