TY - JOUR
T1 - A preliminary examination of effect of massage and aroma oil massage in foot care nursing
AU - Eto, Kaoru
AU - Yamazaki, Atsuko K.
AU - Yonekura, Keita
AU - Mukuda, Minoru
AU - Kabasawa, Yasuo
AU - Yoshida, Hiroko
AU - Ito, Kiyomi
AU - Ogiwara, Michie
N1 - Funding Information:
this study. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Foot care nursing is attracting attention as a medically effective treatment for the foot lesions caused by such problems as diabetes or aging. In this study, we experimentally examined how aromatherapy affects human brain functions during foot care nursing using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). 11 subjects received both foot care nursing massages and aroma oil massages. We analyzed the changes in their oxygenated hemoglobin (oxy-Hb) concentrations based on their brain activity by t-tests, and the t-test results showed significant differences between two kinds of massages in both the somatosensory and prefrontal association areas. The oxy-Hb concentration in both massages with and without aroma oil also showed a tendency to decrease with time. Our questionnaire results showed that our subjects felt more comfortable and relaxed while receiving foot care nursing with aroma oils. These results suggest that aroma oil massages are an effective foot care nursing tool and that foot care nursing is a medically effective treatment.
AB - Foot care nursing is attracting attention as a medically effective treatment for the foot lesions caused by such problems as diabetes or aging. In this study, we experimentally examined how aromatherapy affects human brain functions during foot care nursing using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). 11 subjects received both foot care nursing massages and aroma oil massages. We analyzed the changes in their oxygenated hemoglobin (oxy-Hb) concentrations based on their brain activity by t-tests, and the t-test results showed significant differences between two kinds of massages in both the somatosensory and prefrontal association areas. The oxy-Hb concentration in both massages with and without aroma oil also showed a tendency to decrease with time. Our questionnaire results showed that our subjects felt more comfortable and relaxed while receiving foot care nursing with aroma oils. These results suggest that aroma oil massages are an effective foot care nursing tool and that foot care nursing is a medically effective treatment.
KW - Aroma oil massage
KW - Foot care nursing
KW - Near-infrared spectroscopy
KW - Oxygenated hemoglobin concentrations
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U2 - 10.1016/j.procs.2015.08.262
DO - 10.1016/j.procs.2015.08.262
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84941138443
SN - 1877-0509
VL - 60
SP - 1524
EP - 1531
JO - Procedia Computer Science
JF - Procedia Computer Science
IS - 1
T2 - 19th International Conference on Knowledge Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2015
Y2 - 7 September 2015 through 9 September 2015
ER -