두피마사지가 사무직 중년여성의 스트레스 호르몬, 혈압 및 심박수에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Scalp Massages on Stress Hormones, Blood Pressure, and Heart Rate of Middle-Aged Women with Office Jobs)

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· 발행기관 : 한국체육과학회
· 수록지 정보 : 한국체육과학회지 / 22권 / 6호 / 1173 ~ 1182페이지
· 저자명 : 김인홍

초록

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of scalp massage on stress hormones, blood pressure and heart rate in middle-aged women of office workers. As a quasi-experimental design, the non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was utilized for this study. The subjects of this study consisted of 31 people, middle -aged women of office workers. They were divided into two groups : 15 in the exercise group and 16 in the control group. The subjects of experimental group had 20 minutes per session two times a week, and were taken scalp massage 20 times, for 10 weeks individually. In order to measure the results of the scalp massage, stress hormones and blood pressure were measured before and after participating in the scalp massage for experimental group, as well as the control group. The collected data was processed by SPSS 18.OK for Window and analyzed by the x2-test and t-test. The results were as follows : The hormones level of norepinephrine and cortisol, systolic pressure and diastolic pressure and heart rate in experimental group were significantly lower than those of the control group after 10weeks(p<.05). However, an epinephrine between groups didn't appear significant at the end of 10 weeks. According to the results of this study, the scalp massage was very effective in altering the stress hormones and blood pressure in middle-aged women of office workers. Therefore, the scalp massage was strongly recommended for therapy for stress in middle-aged women of office workers.

영어초록

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of scalp massage on stress hormones, blood pressure and heart rate in middle-aged women of office workers. As a quasi-experimental design, the non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was utilized for this study. The subjects of this study consisted of 31 people, middle -aged women of office workers. They were divided into two groups : 15 in the exercise group and 16 in the control group. The subjects of experimental group had 20 minutes per session two times a week, and were taken scalp massage 20 times, for 10 weeks individually. In order to measure the results of the scalp massage, stress hormones and blood pressure were measured before and after participating in the scalp massage for experimental group, as well as the control group. The collected data was processed by SPSS 18.OK for Window and analyzed by the x2-test and t-test. The results were as follows : The hormones level of norepinephrine and cortisol, systolic pressure and diastolic pressure and heart rate in experimental group were significantly lower than those of the control group after 10weeks(p<.05). However, an epinephrine between groups didn't appear significant at the end of 10 weeks. According to the results of this study, the scalp massage was very effective in altering the stress hormones and blood pressure in middle-aged women of office workers. Therefore, the scalp massage was strongly recommended for therapy for stress in middle-aged women of office workers.

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