본 연구는 이혈요법이 여대생의 월경통, 월경곤란증 및 피부저항변이도에 미치는 효과를 규명하기 위해 시도된 비동등성 대조군 전후실험연구이다. 충남과 경북의 여대생 31명, 33명을 각각 실험군과 대조군으로하여 실험군에게는 이개의 상응점에 이혈지압구를 3일간 붙이고 지압하는 중재를 5주간 10회 적용하였고, 대조군에게는 지압구를 제거한 테이프를 부착한 후 그 결과를 비교하였다. 사전과 사후 평균차이 비교결과 월경기간 중 최대통증, 부정적 정서, 피부저항에서 유의한 차이를 나타내어 이혈요법이 월경통과 월경곤란증에 효과가 있음을 확인하였다.
The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of auriculotherapy on menstrual cramps, dysmenorrhea and skin resistance variability(SRV) of the female nursing students. This study was a pre-test and post-test with non-equivalent groups design. The subjects were 64 female university students experiencing dysmenorrhea in Cheonan and Gyeongju; 31 for the treatment group and 33 for the sham treatment group. The subjects of the treatment group received auriculotherapy twice a week for 5 weeks and sham treatment group received sham auriculotherapy using tape. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS/WIN12.0 program. The menstrual cramps, negative emotions about the menstruation and skin resistance in the treatment group was significantly less than in the sham treatment group. However, there were no statistical differences in autonomic nervous system reactions. Based on these results, auriculotherapy could improve the quality of life for dysmenorrhea of female university students. However, further studies are necessary to support the effect of auriculotherapy and the scientific validity of skin resistance variability(SRV).
