| Effects of Neurofeedback and Cranio-Sacral Therapy on Fatigue and the Stress Resistance in Korean Middle Aged Women |
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Jung Eun Lee1, Myung Sin Chae2, Kyung Sun Hyun3, Pyung Woon Park4 |
1Doctoral Student, Candidate, Department of Information Management, Seoul University of Venture & Information
2Professor, Candidate, Department of Information Management, Seoul University of Venture & Information
3Professor, East-West Nursing Research Institute, College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University
4Professor, (Neuroscience) Department of Mind-Body Healing, Seoul University of Buddhism |
| 뉴로피드백과 두 개천골요법이 중년여성의 피로와 스트레스 저항력에 미치는 효과 |
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이정은1, 채명신2, 현경선3, 박병운4 |
1서울벤처 정보대학원 대학교 정보경영학과 박사과정
2서울벤처 정보대학원 대학교 정보경영학과 교수
3경희대 학교 간호과학대학 • 동서 간호학연구소 교수
4서울불교대학원대학교 심신통합치유학과 교수 |
Correspondence:
Myung Sin Chae, Tel: 82-2-582-3400, Fax: 82-2-523-6767,
Email: mschae@suv.ac.kr
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Received: 26 February 2008 • Revised: 25 April 2008 • Accepted: 28 May 2008 |
| Abstract |
Purpose
This study's purpose was to identify the effects of neurofeedback(NF), cranio-sacral therapy (CST), and mixed therapy(NF+CST) on reducing fatigue and increasing stress resistance.
Methods
There were 71 middle-aged women in this study(17 in the NF group, 17 in the CST group, 19 in the mixed group, and 18 in the control group). It was designed as a non-equivalent control pre-test/post-test study. The experimental treatments were NF training(30 minutes per session, 3 times a week, for a total of 30 treatments in 10 weeks), CST(60 minutes per session, once a week, for a total of 10 treatments in 10 weeks), and Mixed Therapy. The effects of treatments were measured as an attention quotient for the degree of fatigue and an anti-stress quotient for the stress symptoms. The data was analyzed by SPSS Win 13.0.
Results
Fatigue levels decreased and stress resistance increased significantly in the experimental groups after the NF, CST, and Mixed Therapy.
Conclusion
NF, CST, and mixed therapy showed positive effects on reducing fatigue and increasing stress resistance in middle aged women.
Therefore, these alternative therapy programs have great potential to be effective nursing interventions for Korean middle aged women. |
| Key Words:
Neurofeedback; Cranio-sacral therapy; Fatigue; Stress resistance |
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