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http://dx.doi.org/10.14370/jewnr.2013.19.2.128

The Effects of Oriental Herbal Tea on the Brain Function Quotient of Elders at Health Facility  

Youn, Mee Kyung (Eco Community Institute, Sungkyul University)
Lee, Jung Eun (PHIL Alternative Medicine Center and Visiting, Seoul University of Buddhism)
Kim, Soo Kyung (Department of Beauty and Art, Suwon Women's College)
Lee, Se Won (Life Research Institute of Oriental Medicine, Seokyung University)
Kim, Jeong Hwa (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, East-West Nursing Research)
Woo, Kwi Ok (Sahmyook Medical Seoul Adventist Hospital, Senior care center)
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Journal of East-West Nursing Research / v.19, no.2, 2013 , pp. 128-137 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was performed to identify the effects of oriental herbal tea on the brain function elders at the day care center and the nursing home. Methods: This study used a pre-post quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group. Total 38 of elderly population (20 of experimental group and 18 of control group) was recruited. 100 mL of a type of oriental herbal tea developed for purpose of this study was given to each subject 3 times a day for 30 days (from May to Jun 2013). The brain function quotient was used to measure brain function. The data were analyzed by SPSS/WIN 18.0. Results: After drinking the oriental herbal tea, more significant improvement on attention quotient (AQ), anti-stress quotient (ASQ), emotion quotient (EQ) and brain quotient (BQ) were found in the experimental group than control group. Conclusion: This study shows that oriental herbal tea can be a health promotion option in elders. Therefore the tea can be utilized as an effective intervention for the health of elders in health facilities.
Keywords
Oriental herbal tea; Elders; Health facility; Brain waves;
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