Journal of East-West Nursing Research (동서간호학연구지)

East-west Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소)
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The Effects of Oriental Herbal Tea on the Brain Function Quotient of Elders at Health Facility

한방차가 시설이용 노인의 뇌기능지수에 미치는 효과

  • Youn, Mee Kyung (Eco Community Institute, Sungkyul University) ;
  • Lee, Jung Eun (PHIL Alternative Medicine Center and Visiting, Seoul University of Buddhism) ;
  • Kim, Soo Kyung (Department of Beauty and Art, Suwon Women's College) ;
  • Lee, Se Won (Life Research Institute of Oriental Medicine, Seokyung University) ;
  • Kim, Jeong Hwa (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, East-West Nursing Research) ;
  • Woo, Kwi Ok (Sahmyook Medical Seoul Adventist Hospital, Senior care center)
  • 윤미경 (성결대학교 생태공동체연구소) ;
  • 이정은 (필 대체의학 연구소, 서울불교대학원대학교) ;
  • 김수경 (수원여자대학교 미용예술과) ;
  • 이세원 (서경대학교 생활한방연구소) ;
  • 김정화 (경희대학교 간호과학대학, 동서간호연구소) ;
  • 우귀옥 (삼육의료원 서울병원 노인전문요양시설 유자원)
  • Received : 2013.09.23
  • Accepted : 2013.11.25
  • Published : 2013.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was performed to identify the effects of oriental herbal tea on the brain function elders at the day care center and the nursing home. Methods: This study used a pre-post quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group. Total 38 of elderly population (20 of experimental group and 18 of control group) was recruited. 100 mL of a type of oriental herbal tea developed for purpose of this study was given to each subject 3 times a day for 30 days (from May to Jun 2013). The brain function quotient was used to measure brain function. The data were analyzed by SPSS/WIN 18.0. Results: After drinking the oriental herbal tea, more significant improvement on attention quotient (AQ), anti-stress quotient (ASQ), emotion quotient (EQ) and brain quotient (BQ) were found in the experimental group than control group. Conclusion: This study shows that oriental herbal tea can be a health promotion option in elders. Therefore the tea can be utilized as an effective intervention for the health of elders in health facilities.

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