運用穴位按壓緩解老人便秘之前趨研究

Using Acupressure for Relieving Constipation of Elder: A Pilot Study

葉怡君(Yi-Chun Yeh) ； 林昭卿(Chao-Ching Lin) ； 林榮志(Jung-Chih Lin)

《長期照護雜誌》 11卷4期 (2007/12) Pp. 357-369

https://doi.org/10.6317/LTC.200712_11(4).0004

摘要

In this study was to examine the effect of acupressure on improve bowel movement and relieving constipation in elder. A quasi-experiment, cross-over design was used. We used conveience sampling to select 16 clients who were above sixty-five years old with constipation. Each experiment group A and B had eight clients.
The study procedure in the group A, we acupressured in true acupuction point (e.g., Zhong wan, Tian shu, Qi hai) for seven days, then next seven days to reach nature covery, then acupressured in false acupressure for seven days and follow up another seven days. The procedure in the group B, we changed time order in true and fasle acupuction point. A SPSS12.0 statistic sofeware was used to analyze.
The results indicated a significant effect that true acupunction point can promote bowel sond (p＜.05), but could not increase defecation (p＞.05). And seven clients (43.75%) subjective thought true acupunction point could improve constipation, include accelerate defecation, reduce distention, increase defecation, and reduce redisual stool. The findings of this study could provid clinicl nurses to relieve constipation of elder.

關鍵字

穴位按壓 ； 便秘 ； 老人

並列摘要

In this study was to examine the effect of acupressure on improve bowel movement and relieving constipation in elder. A quasi-experiment, cross-over design was used. We used conveience sampling to select 16 clients who were above sixty-five years old with constipation. Each experiment group A and B had eight clients.
The study procedure in the group A, we acupressured in true acupuction point (e.g., Zhong wan, Tian shu, Qi hai) for seven days, then next seven days to reach nature covery, then acupressured in false acupressure for seven days and follow up another seven days. The procedure in the group B, we changed time order in true and fasle acupuction point. A SPSS12.0 statistic sofeware was used to analyze.
The results indicated a significant effect that true acupunction point can promote bowel sond (p＜.05), but could not increase defecation (p＞.05). And seven clients (43.75%) subjective thought true acupunction point could improve constipation, include accelerate defecation, reduce distention, increase defecation, and reduce redisual stool. The findings of this study could provid clinicl nurses to relieve constipation of elder.

並列關鍵字

Acupressure ； Constipation ； Elder