Nam Mi Jung, Bang Young Ie, Kim Tae Im
Department of Nursing, Daejeon Health Science College, Daejeon, Korea.
J Korean Acad Nurs. 2013 Apr;43(2):247-55. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2013.43.2.247.
This study was done to evaluate the effects of 3 times/week and 5 times/week abdominal meridian massage with aroma oils (AMMAO) on the relief of constipation among hospitalized children with disabilities involving the brain lesions (cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and others).
The participants were 33 hospitalized children with a disability involving the brain (15 were in the 5 times/week of AMMAO group and 18 were in the 3 times/week of AMMAO group). Data were collected from March 21 to May 1, 2011. Chi-square test, t-test, and repeated measures ANOVA with SPSS 18.0 were used to evaluate the effects of AMMAO.
While there was no significant difference between the two groups, there was a significant difference within groups between baseline and the end of the intervention period for the following, frequency of suppository use or enemas, amount of stool, and number of bowel movements.
The results of this study indicate that AMMAO is an effective nursing intervention in relief of constipation for hospitalized children with a disability involving the brain. Therefore it is recommended that AMMAO be used in clinical practice as an effective nursing intervention for relief of constipation to these children.
本研究旨在评估每周3次和每周5次使用香薰油进行腹部经络按摩（AMMAO）对患有脑部病变（脑瘫、癫痫等）的住院残疾儿童便秘缓解情况的影响。
参与者为33名患有脑部残疾的住院儿童（15名在每周5次AMMAO组，18名在每周3次AMMAO组）。数据收集于2011年3月21日至5月1日。使用SPSS 18.0进行卡方检验、t检验和重复测量方差分析来评估AMMAO的效果。
虽然两组之间没有显著差异，但在以下方面，两组内基线与干预期结束时存在显著差异：栓剂使用或灌肠频率、粪便量和排便次数。
本研究结果表明，AMMAO是缓解患有脑部残疾的住院儿童便秘的有效护理干预措施。因此，建议在临床实践中使用AMMAO作为缓解这些儿童便秘的有效护理干预措施。
