2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Reduction of fatigue with a hot compress on the face using a heated towel
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26670948
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Fundamental nursing
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima International University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
Moyakoshi Yukiko 日本福祉大学, 看護学部, 教授 (10157620)
Okada Ruriko 愛媛県立医療技術大学, 保健科学部, 准教授 (00233354)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 疲労 / 温罨法 / 熱布 / 温熱刺激 / 看護技術 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Hot compresses are thought to be an effective means of alleviating distress. Hot compresses were applied to the face to examine the fatigue reduction effect and clarify the physiological and subjective changes. The subjects were healthy adult men. They performed a mental task. Afterward, a 100% cotton towel was applied to the faces of subjects in Fowler’s position in an intervention group. A control group performed the same task and then spent in Fowler’s position. A crossover trial was then performed with the two groups.
The possibility was shown that a hot compress on the face for 7 min decreases psychological fatigue even though the effect on the autonomic nervous system is small.
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| Free Research Field |
看護学
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