Anti-stress effects of simplified aroma hand massage
In order to be able to use the aroma hand massage as a skill that can be done by a nurse who does not have a special aromatherapy technique, we examine antistress effects of simplified aroma hand massage for healthy subjects. We evaluated the anti-stress action of aroma hand massage and the differen...
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| author | Teruhisa Komori Mutsumi Kageyama Yuko Tamura Yuki Tateishi Takashi Iwasa |
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| description | In order to be able to use the aroma hand massage as a skill that can be done by a nurse who does not have a special aromatherapy technique, we examine antistress effects of simplified aroma hand massage for healthy subjects. We evaluated the anti-stress action of aroma hand massage and the different components of the procedure in 20 healthy women in their twenties. We used autonomic nervous function measured via electrocardiogram as an index of stress. After conducting a baseline electrocardiogram, we induced stress in the participants by asking them to spend 30 minutes completing Kraepelin’s arithmetic test. We then administered various treatments and examined the anti-stress effects. Kraepelin’s test significantly increased sympathetic nervous function and significantly reduced parasympathetic nervous function. Compared with massage without essential oil or aroma inhalation, aroma hand massage significantly increased parasympathetic nervous function and significantly decreased sympathetic nervous function. The effect of the aroma hand massage persisted when the procedure was simplified. The anti-stress action of the aroma hand massage indicates that it might have beneficial application as a nursing technique. There are several limitations in this study; ambiguities of low component/high component ratio of heart rate variability and bias by small subjects groups of the same women. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f94698eb045a40ffa28d7b4786b31d502024-10-03T05:22:56ZengHindawi - Emerald PublishingMental Illness2036-74572036-74652018-06-0110110.4081/mi.2018.76193951Anti-stress effects of simplified aroma hand massageTeruhisa Komori0Mutsumi Kageyama1Yuko Tamura2Yuki Tateishi3Takashi Iwasa4Department of Stress and Health Science, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, MieAtelier FABLE, Nagoya, AichiDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, MieMie Prefectual Mental Medical Center, Tsu, MieMie Prefectual Mental Medical Center, Tsu, MieIn order to be able to use the aroma hand massage as a skill that can be done by a nurse who does not have a special aromatherapy technique, we examine antistress effects of simplified aroma hand massage for healthy subjects. We evaluated the anti-stress action of aroma hand massage and the different components of the procedure in 20 healthy women in their twenties. We used autonomic nervous function measured via electrocardiogram as an index of stress. After conducting a baseline electrocardiogram, we induced stress in the participants by asking them to spend 30 minutes completing Kraepelin’s arithmetic test. We then administered various treatments and examined the anti-stress effects. Kraepelin’s test significantly increased sympathetic nervous function and significantly reduced parasympathetic nervous function. Compared with massage without essential oil or aroma inhalation, aroma hand massage significantly increased parasympathetic nervous function and significantly decreased sympathetic nervous function. The effect of the aroma hand massage persisted when the procedure was simplified. The anti-stress action of the aroma hand massage indicates that it might have beneficial application as a nursing technique. There are several limitations in this study; ambiguities of low component/high component ratio of heart rate variability and bias by small subjects groups of the same women.https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/7619aromatherapy, hand massage, anti-stress effect, sympathetic nervous activity, parasympathetic nervous activity |
| spellingShingle | Teruhisa Komori Mutsumi Kageyama Yuko Tamura Yuki Tateishi Takashi Iwasa Anti-stress effects of simplified aroma hand massage Mental Illness aromatherapy, hand massage, anti-stress effect, sympathetic nervous activity, parasympathetic nervous activity |
| title | Anti-stress effects of simplified aroma hand massage |
| title_full | Anti-stress effects of simplified aroma hand massage |
| title_fullStr | Anti-stress effects of simplified aroma hand massage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anti-stress effects of simplified aroma hand massage |
| title_short | Anti-stress effects of simplified aroma hand massage |
| title_sort | anti stress effects of simplified aroma hand massage |
| topic | aromatherapy, hand massage, anti-stress effect, sympathetic nervous activity, parasympathetic nervous activity |
| url | https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/7619 |
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