2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of Breathing Exercise to Improve the Quality of Lifein Women with Premenstrual Syndrome
| Project/Area Number |
22592530
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Lifelong developmental nursing
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| Research Institution | Yokkaichi Nursing and Medical Care University |
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Principal Investigator |
OHIRA Motoko 四日市看護医療大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (20259386)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MACHIURA Michiko 大阪府立大学, 看護学部, 教授 (70135739)
SAITO Shin 三重県立看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (70178482)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
MURAMOTO Junko 三重県立看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (50239547)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 月経前症候群 / 呼吸法 / リラクセーション |
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| Research Abstract |
Most women experience symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), which reduces their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects of the breathing exercise for women with PMS, and the subjects were sixty women with PMS. The results showed that high-frequency (HF) power increased significantly, the saliva cortisol, and the MOOD scores were changed significantly by the breathing method (p<0.05). The 14-women with severe PMS symptoms performed the breathing exercise for one month. HF power increased significantly (p<0.05), and subjects reported they were “refreshed,” “less irritable,” “pain was reduced” by the exercise. The results suggest that there are relaxation effects and PMS symptom reduction by from the breathing exercise for women with PMS.
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