摘要
高齡婦女受傳統文化影響,使其心生理方面產生壓力而影響情緒與健康,本研究探討足部反射手法對其心理與生理上所帶來的影響,以期達到保健之目的。本研究之心理指標為覺察能力與短期記憶,生理指標為血壓與血氧濃度。方法:以問卷篩選健康、半年內無按摩或進行心生理相關訓練,且居住於大臺北地區年齡為60-75歲之女性30名,將其隨機分為實驗組與控制組。採用覺察判準量表、撲克牌短期記憶、血壓與血氧量測之數據,以IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0 for Windows進行2-way ANOVA。結果:組別對覺察能力有統計上之顯著差異,F值為4.39,p<.05,亦對卡牌同號碼與卡牌加總10的短期記憶力有顯著影響,F值分別為4.43和4.69,p<.05;此外,前後測對覺察能力有顯著影響,F值為4.38,p<.05,且對卡牌同號碼與加總10的短期記憶力亦有顯著提升,F值分別為21.8和12.00,p<.05。然而,組別與前後測對收縮壓、舒張壓及血氧皆未造成顯著影響。結論:足部反射手法單次介入可顯著提升高齡女性的覺察能力與短期記憶,但無法維持血壓於穩定標準值或提升血氧濃度。
關鍵字
高齡女性 ; 足部反射 ; 覺察 ; 短期記憶 ; 血壓 ; 血氧
並列摘要
Purpose: Influenced by the traditions and cultures, the psychophysiological pressures would change the emotion and health of the female elders. Based on the reflexology, the study tested the effects of foot reflexology on psychophysiological variables. These dependent variables included mindfulness, short-term memory, blood pressure, and blood oxygen. Methods: Thirty female elders, who lived in Taipei, aging from 60 to 75 years old participated in the study. They did not have any psychophysiological training or receive massage in the past 6 months. They were randomly assigned into the control or experimental groups. The Mindfulness Criterion Scale was adopted, and playing cards were used for short-term memory evaluation. The blood pressure and blood oxygen were also recorded. The IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0 for Windows was used to run the mixed 2-way ANOVA. Results: A significant enhancement of short-term memory was observed after the intervention of foot reflexology in female elders. The group effects were statistically significant for the mindfulness, with F(1,28) = 4.39, p < .05, and significant for the short-term memory in memorizing pair cards and sum-10 cards, with F(1,28) = 4.43 and F(1,28) = 4.69, p < .05, respectively. The pre-post test effects were also statistically significant for the mindfulness, with F(1,28) = 4.38, p < .05, and significant for the two short-term memory tests mentioned above, with F(1,28) = 21.8 and F(1,28) = 12.00, p < .05, respectively. However, there were no significant group effects on systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, and blood oxygen. Conclusions: An intervention of foot reflexology can significantly facilitate mindfulness and short-term memory, but cannot stabilize blood pressure, or increase blood oxygen in female elders.
並列關鍵字
female elders ; foot reflexology ; mindfulness ; short-term memory ; blood pressure ; blood oxygen
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出版單位 : 中華國際自然醫學學會 , 台灣
收錄起始 : 1卷1期(2014/09)
學科分類醫藥衛生 > 醫藥總論
刊頻 : 年刊 , 正常發行