The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회지)
- Volume 13 Issue 2
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- Pages.169-176
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- 2007
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- 1225-9578(pISSN)
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- 2093-7814(eISSN)
Effects of Hand Massage with Aroma Oil on Stress Responses and Serum Immunity of Registered Nurse during the Night Duty
아로마 손 마사지가 밤 근무 간호사의 스트레스 반응 및 IgA에 미치는 효과
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Lee, Hea-Sook
(Department of Nursing, Kyungin Women's College) ;
- Hwang, Hea-Sook (Kang-Buk Samsung General Hospital) ;
- Kim, Young-Ah (Department of Nursing, Kyungin Women's College)
- Published : 2007.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to verify the effect of aromatherapy hand massage on stress responses and serum Immunity of RN's before the night duty. Method: The data were collected during the period from Oct. 10 to Nov. 15, 2005 at S-Hospital in Seoul. There were forty-eight subjects, 24 for the experimental and 24 for the control group. A Pre & post test were conducted to measure pulse rate, perceived stress(level and score) and a blood sample for cortisol and IgA. In the experimental group, lavender and geranium were used. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics,
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