여성건강간호학회지 (Women's Health Nursing)
- 제14권2호
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- Pages.150-155
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- 2008
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
폐경 후 비만여성에게 적용한 향기요법 프로그램이 체질량감소와 혈청 에스토로겐에 미치는 효과
Effect of Aromatherapy Program on Lowering BMI and Serum Estrogen Level in Obese Post-menopause Women
- 김희자 (원광보건대학 간호학과)
- Kim, Hee-Ja (Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science College)
- 발행 : 2008.06.20
초록
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to verify the effect of aromatherapy program on lowering body mass index and serum estrogen in obese post-menopause women. Method: One group Pretest-posttest experimental design was used. All subjects received intervention of aromatherapy program. The participants used 3% grapefruit oil, cypress and three other kinds of oil. BMI and Serum estrogen level of the participants' were measured by ZEUS 9.9(Resource Medical, 2004) and PACKARD Gamma Counter-Cobra II RI Manual(USA, 1997) before and after interventions being applied at the P. hospital. Data were analyzed by paired t-test using the SPSS/PC+Win 12 Version. Result: The level of serum estrogen and BMI of the participants were significantly decreased after aromathetapy program. Conclusion: These results suggest that the effect of aromatheapy program could be utilized as an effective intervention to reduce BMI and serum estrogen level in obese post-menopause women.