Roh So Young, Kim Kye Ha
Department of Nursing, Chodang University, Muan, Korea.
Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
J Korean Acad Nurs. 2013 Dec;43(6):726-35. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2013.43.6.726.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of aroma massage on pruritus, skin pH, skin hydration and sleep in elders in long-term care hospitals.
The participants were elders over 65 years old admitted to long-term care. They were assigned to the experimental group (26) or control group (28). Data were collected from May to August, 2012. Visual Analogue Scale and Verran and Snyder-Halpern Sleep scale were used to identify levels of pruritus and sleep. A skin-pH meter and moisture checker were used to measure skin pH and skin hydration. Aroma massage was performed three times a week for 4 weeks for elders in the experimental group. The data were analyzed using the SPSS Win 17.0 program.
There were significant differences in pruritus, skin pH and skin hydration between the two groups. However there was no significant difference in sleep.
The results indicate that aroma massage is effective in reducing pruritus, skin pH and increasing skin hydration in elders. Therefore, this intervention can be utilized in clinical practice as an effective nursing intervention to reduce pruritus in elders in long-term care hospitals.
本研究旨在探讨香薰按摩对长期护理医院老年人瘙痒、皮肤pH值、皮肤水合作用及睡眠的影响。
研究对象为入住长期护理机构的65岁以上老年人。他们被分为实验组（26人）和对照组（28人）。数据收集于2012年5月至8月。采用视觉模拟量表以及Verran和Snyder-Halpern睡眠量表来确定瘙痒和睡眠水平。使用皮肤pH计和水分检测仪测量皮肤pH值和皮肤水合作用。实验组的老年人每周接受3次香薰按摩，共进行4周。数据使用SPSS Win 17.0程序进行分析。
两组在瘙痒、皮肤pH值和皮肤水合作用方面存在显著差异。然而，在睡眠方面没有显著差异。
结果表明，香薰按摩在减轻老年人瘙痒、降低皮肤pH值和增加皮肤水合作用方面是有效的。因此，这种干预措施可作为一种有效的护理干预手段应用于临床实践，以减轻长期护理医院老年人的瘙痒症状。
