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The effect of aroma foot spa on stress

아로마풋스파가 스트레스에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2012.02.20
  • Accepted : 2012.05.10
  • Published : 2012.05.31
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Abstract

To identify the effect of the aroma foot spa on the stress, 12 university students with stress were divided into control group (6 subjects) and aroma foot spa group (6 subjects). Control group was not subjected to any kind of intervention while aroma foot spa group was subjected to 10 minutes of foot bath using 5% Juniper, lavender and lemon essential oil and 10 minutes of foot massage using massage cream during four weeks, two times per week. As for the evaluation method, brain wave was studied to measure the amount of change in stress. After measuring the change in the brain wave before and after the experiment, it was proven that the aroma foot spa group s Alpha wave (Z=-2.364, p<.05) and SMR wave (Z=-1.981, p<.05) were higher than those of the control group. Moreover, when the pre and post experiment results of the aroma foot spa group were measured, it was proven that the Theta wave (Z=-2.366, p<.05) decreased while Alpha wave (Z=-2.371, p<.05) increased. In other words, aroma foot spa that included foot bath using essential oil and foot massage increased Alpha wave which in turn influenced the brain wave due to increased blood circulation resulting from muscle relaxation. Moreover, SMR wave increase was closely related to the change in Alpha wave, which demonstrates that SMR wave increased due to stress alleviation. Accordingly, it may be possible to assume that aroma foot spa is effective in relieving stress.

아로마풋스파가 스트레스에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해, 스트레스를 가지고 있는 대학생 12명을 대상으로 대조군 6명, 아로마풋스파군 6명으로 나누었다. 대조군은 아무런 처치를 하지 않았으며, 아로마풋스파군은 주니퍼, 라벤더, 레몬 에센셜오일 5%를 이용한 족욕 10분과 마사지크림을 이용한 발마사지 10분을 주 2회 총 4주간 적용하였다. 평가방법은 뇌파를 검사함으로써 스트레스를 변화량을 측정하였다. 실험 전, 후의 뇌파변화를 측정한 결과, 아로마풋스파군의 Alpha파(Z=-2.364, p<.05)와 SMR파(Z=-1.981, p<.05)는 대조군에 비해 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 아로마풋스파군의 실험 전, 후의 비교에서는 Theta파(Z=-2.366, p<.05)의 수치는 감소하였고, Alpha파(Z=-2.371, p<.05)의 수치는 증가하였다. 즉, 에센셜오일을 이용한 족욕과 발마사지를 실시한 아로마풋스파는 Alpha파의 증가를 일으키고, 이는 근육의 이완으로 인한 혈액순환으로 뇌파에 변화를 주었음을 알 수 있다. 또한 SMR파가 증가함은 Alpha파의 변화와도 관계가 있음을 알 수 있는데 스트레스 완화로 인해 SMR파가 증가되었음 증명해 주고 있다. 따라서 아로마풋스파는 스트레스를 감소시키는데 효과가 있는 것으로 사료된다.

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