J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2005 Sep;16(3):300-307.

What is the Meaning of Moxibustion Experiences for the Korean?

Affiliations
  • 1Seoul Posco Medical Care Center, Korea. coolhealth@posco.co.kr
  • 2Department of Nursing, Hanyang University, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to identify how the participants understand the meaning of the hand-moxibustion that is mainly used for an alternative therapy, so that the participants utilize the data for the basic nursing intervention through the understand and use of the hand-moxibustion. METHOD: This research was carried from January to May of 2003 and its participants were the elder five men and one woman who have been living in Seoul and had jobs. the researcher assorted the topics of the study by Ben Menun' methodology. RESULT: The results showed that there was a significant effects of the hand moxibustion and treatment with protect.
CONCLUSION
The moxibustion therapy is a nursing intervention that can provide a better quality of life for the prevention of disease, health promotion may be develope in the future.

Keyword

Hand moxibustion

MeSH Terms

Female
Hand
Health Promotion
Humans
Male
Moxibustion*
Nursing
Quality of Life
Seoul
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