Developing a new stress management program that applies acupressure and evaluating its efficacy

• Project/Area Number: 26780390
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Iwate Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: Horiuchi Satoshi 岩手県立大学, 社会福祉学部, 講師 (20725999)
• Research Collaborator: HONDA Yasuhiro ; MIHARA Kengo ; OKAMURA Hisayoshi
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 指圧 / ストレス / 起床時コルチゾール反応 / 心理的ストレス反応 / 経絡経穴系 / 経絡テスト / 経絡・経穴系 / ストレスマネジメント / 鍼灸医学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As a initial step toward developing a program which aims to buffer both psychological and physiological stress responses, this study examined associations between meridian states and psychological and physiological stress responses. We found that waist meridian states are more strongly related to physiological stress responses while neck meridian states are to psychological stress responses. Different approaches are needed to buffer psychological and physiological stress responses, respectively.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The Changes in the Neck Meridian Test Scores Induced by Self-Administered Acupressure: A Secondary Analysis of Data from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Self-Administered Acupressure (2017)
  • Author(s): Satoshi Horiuchi, Yasuhiro Honda
  • Journal Title: Chinese Medicine Volume: 8 Issue: 01 Pages: 10-17
  • DOI: 10.4236/cm.2017.81002
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Mood Changes by Self-Administered Acupressure in Japanese College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2015)
  • Author(s): Satoshi Horiuchi, Akira Tsuda, Yasuhiro Honda, Hisanori Kobayashi, Mayu Naruse, Aki Tsuchiyagaito
  • Journal Title: Global Journal of Health Science Volume: 7 Issue: 4 Pages: 40-44
  • DOI: 10.5539/gjhs.v7n4p40
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] セルフ経絡指圧に伴う気分の変化：ランダム化比較試験 (2015)
  • Author(s): 堀内聡・津田彰・本田泰弘
  • Organizer: 第16回日本健康支援学会年次学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: あいれふ（福岡市中央区舞鶴2-5-1）
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-07 – 2015-03-08