穴位指壓對上呼吸道感染症狀緩解

 

及心率變異改變成效之探討

 

 

 

紀麗梅¹ 林麗美² 林崇舜³ 彭台珠^4,*

 

¹ 慈濟技術學院護理系

 

² 長庚科技大學護理系

 

³ 花蓮慈濟醫院中醫部

 

⁴ 慈濟大學護理系

 

^1,2 慈濟大學醫學科學研究所博士生

 

摘要

 

本研究旨在探討穴位指壓對上呼吸道感染症狀緩解之成效。採類實驗研究設計，研究對象為台灣東部某技術學院女性上呼吸道感染自願者15 名，於合谷穴、風池穴行10分鐘之穴位指壓後，評估其上呼吸道症狀緩解程度及心率之變化。收案時間為2010 年1月至2 月。研究工具含視覺類比量表，心率變異檢測。研究結果顯示，介入穴位指壓後，兩組於上呼吸道感染症狀之緩解程度、以及持續時間呈現顯著之差異。在心率變異及持續時間方面，穴位指壓組於LF/HF 呈現有意義之差異。本研究證實，穴位指壓可有效緩解上呼吸道症狀，護理人員可將此列為護理措施之一，提昇個案之生活品質。

 

 

關鍵字：穴位指壓、上呼吸道感染、心率變異

 

 

 

Effects of Acupressure on Upper Respiratory Infection

 

Symptoms and Heart Rate Variability Changes

 

 

Lee-Mei Chi¹ Li-Mei Lin² Chung-Shuen Lin³ Tai-Chu Peng^4,*

 

 

 

 

¹ Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi College of Technology, Hualien, Taiwan

 

² Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of

 

Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan;

 

³ Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,

 

Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan

 

⁴ Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

 

^1,2 Doctoral Student, Institute of Medical Sciences of Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

 

Abstract

 

 

    Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of acupressure on upper respiratory infections (URI) and evaluate its effects on heart rate variability changes.

 

    Methods: A quasi－experimental study design was applied to verify the effects of acupuncture points acupressure on URI and heart rate variability. College women with URI were recruited from classrooms at college of technology in Taiwan and 15 eligible participants were assigned to either an acupressure group or control group. The acupressure

 

group received acupressure treatment within the URI. Symptoms of URI and heart rate variability were assessed prior to and 10, 30 minutes following treatment. Vision Analog Scale (VAS) was used to measure the symptoms ease of URI. .

 

    Results: There were significant differences in symptom of URI between the two groups immediately after treatment and follow up to 30 minutes post treatment. LF/HF ratio of heart rate variability was significantly difference in acupressure group after treatment.

 

    Conclusions: Based on these findings, acupressure can be an efficacy non-invasive nursing intervention for moderation of URI. Health care providers can use the acupressure to relieve symptom of URI.

 

 

Keywords：acupressure, upper respiratory infections, heart rate variability