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A Comparison between Effects of Aroma Massage and Meridian Massage on Constipation and Stress in Women College Students
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Miyoung Chung, Euysoon Choi
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J Korean Acad Nurs 2011;41(1):26-35. Published online February 28, 2011
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2011.41.1.26
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Purpose
This study was done to compare the effects of abdominal aroma massage and meridian massage on constipation and stress in college women with functional constipation.
Methods
The participants were 38 college women, 18 were in the aroma group and 20 in the meridian group. The aroma massage was given using aroma oil which was a mixture of lemon, lavender, rosemary, and cyprus. The meridian massage was given at 9 accupoints which influence intestinal functions. The treatment was given 5 days a week for 4 weeks. A constipation severity score, weekly defecation frequency, and a stress response score were measured before and every week of 4 weeks of the experiment.
Results
While there was no significant difference between two groups, there was a significant difference within the groups in the constipation severity (aroma group: 1st week, meridian group: except 4th week), defecation frequency (aroma group: 3rd week, meridian group: 2nd and 3rd week), and stress (aroma group: all weeks, meridian group: except 4th week) after different duration of experiment.
Conclusion
Based on these results, both abdominal massages relieved constipation and stress. Resorting to either types of massage will contribute to the reduction of use of stool softeners, suppositories, or enemas.
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Development of an Osteoporosis Awareness Scale for Women
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Euysoon Choi, Juhu Kim, Miyoung Chung, Kyunghye Hwang
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J Korean Acad Nurs 2008;38(6):813-821. Published online December 31, 2008
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.6.813
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Purpose
This study was conducted to develop an instrument measuring awareness of osteoporosis.
Methods
The process included construction of a conceptual framework, generation of 86 preliminary items, verification of content validity, selection of secondary items, verification of construct validity and extraction of final items. The 86 items were reviewed for content validity by two groups of experts and were tested to evaluate inter item correlation coefficient by two groups of adult women. From June to August 2007, data were collected from 383 adult women who lived in Seoul and provinces in Korea. Data were analyzed by performing item analysis, Varimax factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha.
Results
There were 31 items in the final instrument categorized into 5 factors. The factors were labeled as "preventive behaviors (10 items)", "risk factors (5 items)", "characteristics of osteoporosis (6 items)", "improving bone health (5 items)", and "bone physiology (5 items)". Cumulative percent of variance was 60.92% and eigen values ranged from 1.20 to 12.44. Cronbach's alpha was .948 and ranged from .804 to .917.
Conclusion
Validity and reliability of the scale are confirmed in this study showing its utility for measuring awareness of osteoporosis for women. Utilization of the scale will also contribute to designing an appropriate prevention program for osteoporosis.
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