神門穴指壓對機構住民失眠改善之成效

Effects of Shemen Acupressure on Improving the Condition of Institutional Residents with Insomnia

徐薇(Wei Hsu) ； 許蕙纓(Hui-Ying Hsu) ； 孫嘉玲(Jia-Ling Sun)

《實證護理》 2卷4期 (2006/12) Pp. 331-338

https://doi.org/10.6225/JEBN.2.4.331

摘要

本研究目的在探討神門穴指壓改善機構住民失眠的成效，採類實驗兩組前後測研究設計，對象取自桃園地區某兩家長照機構中失眠現象超過三週者，隨機分配為實驗組及對照組。實驗組施予神門穴指壓，對照組則輕摸神門穴位，並連續八週調查睡眠狀況。研究結果顯示在神門穴指壓介入時，實驗組的睡眠改善優於對照組，並達統計之意義，但於停止指壓時，睡眠狀況比指壓時差。建議可持續使用神門穴指壓改善機構住民的睡眠。

關鍵字

穴位指壓 ； 失眠 ； 機構住民 ； 神門穴

並列摘要

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of Shemen acupressure when used on institutional residents to treat the symptoms of insomnia. This quasi-experimental design used two groups, with both a pretest and posttest. Subjects were recruited from two long-term care centers in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Target participants were limited to those residents who had experienced insomnia for a period exceeding three weeks. Subjects were divided by random assignment into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received acupressure on the Shemen acupoint, whereas the control group received only light touches on the same acupoint. We then monitored the sleep status of all participants for eight weeks. Results indicate that the experimental group experienced greater improvements in their sleep status than did the control group. Differences between these two groups were significant. When we stopped administering the acupressure regimen, the sleep status of the experimental group deteriorated from when than they were receiving acupressure at the Shemen acupoint. Study results may provide methods of using Shemen acupressure to nurses caring for institutional residents suffering from insomnia.

並列關鍵字

acupressure ； insomnia ； institutional residents ； Shemen