芳香療法應用於青少年壓力、疲勞舒緩及自律神經平衡研究

Aromatherapy Soothing Research Applied to Teenagers' Pressure, Fatigue, and ANS Balance

蘇映慈(Yich-Cih Su) ； 陳敏加(Ming-Chai Chen) ； 陳重光(Chung-Kuang Chen)

《美容科技學刊》 10卷3期 (2013/09) Pp. 5-17

https://doi.org/10.30001/JIES.201309_10(3).0001

摘要

本研究以台灣南部某專科學校的學生作為樣本，先經過問卷訪問後，施以音樂療法及薰吸迷迭香、佛手柑或依蘭－依蘭精油之芳香療法，並以身心能量分析儀測得樣本參與實驗前後之數據，以t檢定、單因子變異數分析、及Scheffe事後檢定等統計工具進行分析，探討芳香療法與青少年之壓力、疲勞指數、及交感神經與副交感平衡度之間的關係。實驗結果顯示疲勞指數與自覺壓力有顯著的統計正相關；使用迷迭香精油進行芳香療法具有降低疲勞指數的效果；使用迷迭香精油進行芳香療法具有改善交感與副交感神經平衡的效果。本研究建議對於疲勞指數及壓力指數較高之青少年可使用迷迭香精油進行芳香療法來協助其自律神經系統平衡，並降低疲勞指數及壓力指數。

關鍵字

芳香療法 ； 壓力 ； 疲勞

並列摘要

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of three elements aromatherapy on teenagers' pressure, fatigue, and autonomic nervous system. This study is a single trial trend study design. Teenagers were selected using prospective sampling at a college in southern Taiwan. Twenty-seven students attend into research group. Each of them received a 10 minutes single trial aromatherapy under music therapy. Before aromatherapy, each subject was asked to complete the questionnaire of depression scale. Before and after aromatherapy, each subject was asked to be tested the values of fatigue, pressure, the sympathetic nerve, the parasympathetic nerve, ANS activity, and ANS balance. Data was analyzed using a t-test, one way ANOVA, and Scheffe test. Major findings of this study were as follows: (1) Fatigue index was significantly related to stress perception; (2) aromatherapy with rosemary was significantly related to fatigue index; (3) aromatherapy with rosemary was the most efficiency on ANS balance improvement in the three elements. Major suggestions of this study were as follows: Teenagers with higher fatigue index or stress index could use aromatherapy with rosemary to improve ANS balance and to decrease fatigue index or stress index.

並列關鍵字

aromatherapy ； pressure ； fatigue

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