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Effects of Color Therapy using Color Frames on Nurses' Job Stress and Depression

  • Journal of Internet of Things and Convergence
  • Abbr : JKIOTS
  • 2021, 7(4), pp.51-58
  • DOI : 10.20465/KIOTS.2021.7.4.051
  • Publisher : The Korea Internet of Things Society
  • Research Area : Engineering > Computer Science > Internet Information Processing
  • Received : September 30, 2021
  • Accepted : November 30, 2021
  • Published : December 31, 2021

Kang, mi ae 1

1경북전문대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study is a quasi-experimental study designed to examine the effects of color therapy on job stress and depression by applying color therapy to intensive care unit nurses. The subjects of this study were S hospital located in S city, a secondary medical institution with 500 beds, P hospital located in B city, and nurses in the intensive care unit of two general hospitals. The data collection period was 8 weeks from November 2, 2020 to December 25, 2020, with 29 patients in the experimental group and 29 in the control group. The data were analyzed by chi-square test, independent t-test and paired t-test using the SPSS WIN 22.0 program. The experimental group applied color therapy twice a day (before and after work) using a standardized canvas frame painted in yellow, red, blue, and three colors, and a total of 20 times for 10 days, and the control group lived and woked as usual without appiled color therapy. As a result of study, the experimental group showed a significant decrease in job stress score by 0.43 points and depression score by 0.26 points compared to the control group

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