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The Effect of Ear Reflexotherapy on Back Pain of Working Women in Middle Age

귀 자극요법 적용이 중년 여성 근로자의 요통에 미치는 효과

  • Park, Kyung-Sook (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Ha, Eun-Ho (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kim, Yu-Na (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kwon, Soo-Jin (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Ru, Lee-Jung (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Song, Ju-Hyun (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Woo, Yong-Wha (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Yeon (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Chun, In-Hee (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kang, Hyun-Kyung (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Park, Hee-Jung (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Lee, Eun-Joo (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-On (Woorimom Institute of Natural Healing Therapy)
  • 박경숙 (중앙대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 하은호 (중앙대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 김유나 (중앙대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 권수진 (중앙대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 류이정 (중앙대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 송주현 (중앙대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 우영화 (중앙대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 이재연 (중앙대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 전인희 (중앙대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 강현경 (중앙대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 박희정 (중앙대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 이은주 (중앙대학교 대학원 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 이재온 (우리몸 자연 치유 연구소)
  • Received : 2009.11.11
  • Accepted : 2010.04.18
  • Published : 2010.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ear reflexotherapy on back pain of working women in middle age. Methods: The quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used for the study. Total of 56 participants composed of experimental group (n=26) and control group (n=30), who were working in four hospitals in urban area. The degree of back pain after ear reflexotherapy was measured by VAS. The data were analyzed by frequency, percent, t-test and $X^2$-test. Results: The degree of back pain after ear reflexotherapy in the experimental group was significantly reduced, while there was no difference in control group. There was a significant difference between the experimental group and control group in the degree of back pain after ear reflexotherapy (t=3.702, p=.001). Conclusion: Application of ear reflexotherapy was effective for employed women in middle age and it needs to be further evaluated among the other population.

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