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최은희 ( Choi Eun-Hee ) - 영남이공대학교 간호학과
권경남 ( Kwon Kyung-Nam ) - 영남이공대학교 간호학과
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of hand acupressure for elders as a nursing intervention to decrease blood pressure.
Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study with 52 patients (experimental group: 25, control group: 27). For the experimental group, hand acupressure was given by trained research aids whom specialist recognized for their acupressure skill. The collected data were analyzed using x2-test, Fisher’s exact test, t-test and repeated measures ANOVA with the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program.
Results: There were significant decreases in systolic and diastolic blood pressure according to time. But there was no significant difference between experimental and control group.
Conclusion: Although the results of the study indicate that hand acupressure is effective in lowering blood pressure, there is a need for further study before the results can be generalized.
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KeyWords
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서암봉 자극법, 노인, 혈압
Acupressure, Aged, Blood pressure
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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