探討飲酒舒緩經痛之人因設計

Discussing the application and design of drinking alcohol to relieve menstrual pain from the perspective of human factors design

在人因設計中，關鍵的目標是提升使用者的福祉和生活品質。對於經痛困擾的女性，舒適與緩解疼痛是提升其日常生活質量的重要方面。這項研究提供了飲酒作為非藥物舒緩經痛的方式，對設計師來說，理解這些需求有助於創造針對女性健康需求的產品或服務。約88 %的女性有經痛的困擾，經痛影響他們的學業或工作的表現。多數女性選用非藥物的方法舒緩經痛，例如按摩、熱敷或飲酒等。先前研究顯示酒精主要產物有擴張血管、舒緩疼痛的效果。但酒品種類、飲酒天數及持續月數並未得知。本研究即探究上述的議題。
本研究征集129位有飲酒習慣及經痛困擾的成年女性。他們在參與本研究時，該月份生理期前一週無飲酒。受測者於參與前先填寫基本資料表，包括BMI、初潮年齡。飲酒後隔日填寫飲酒紀錄表，包括酒品種類及飲酒天數等。生理期末日填寫簡短式McGill疼痛量表（MPQ-SF）及臉譜疼痛量表，持續時間三個月。
研究結果顯示：（1）不論酒品為何，酒品有助於緩解經痛。（2）不論飲酒天數多寡，飲酒有助於減緩經痛。（3）飲酒期間三個月，經痛都有舒緩，效果隨月數增長而增加，但第三個月後效果即沒再增加。（4）台灣90%以上的女性採用非藥物的方式對待經痛。（5）三組身體質量指數（BMI）之受測者其經痛無顯著差異。（6）初潮年齡不影響經痛程度。
當酒精作為一個緩解經痛的選擇，也提示設計師可以關注飲酒習慣對女性生活品質的影響，並開發更符合女性需求的產品，例如智能飲品容器、便捷的飲用配方或具有放鬆效果的健康飲品設計。這些設計應考慮到易用性、情感價值和便攜性，確保產品能夠被女性在經期的特殊情境中輕鬆接受。

In human factors design, the key goal is to improve the user's well-being and quality of life. For women suffering from menstrual pain, comfort, and pain relief are important aspects of improving the quality of their daily lives. This research provides insights into drinking alcohol as a non-pharmacological way to relieve menstrual pain, and for designers, understanding these needs can help create products or services that target women's health needs. Most women choose non-drug methods to relieve menstrual pain, such as massage, hot compress, or alcohol. Previous studies have shown that the main product of alcohol has the effect of dilating blood vessels and relieving pain. However, the type of alcohol and the number of days and months of drinking were not known.
This study recruited 129 adult women with drinking habits and menstrual pain. When they participated in the program, they did not drink alcohol in the week before their menstrual period in that month. Participants filled out a basic information form before participating, including BMI and age at menarche. Fill in the drinking record form the next day after drinking, including the type of alcohol and the number of days of drinking. At the end of the menstrual period, fill in the McGill Pain Scale Short Form (MPQ-SF) and Facebook Pain Scale. Duration: three months.
Research results show: (1) Regardless of the type of alcohol, alcohol can help relieve menstrual pain. (2) Drinking alcohol can help relieve menstrual pain regardless of the number of drinking days. (3) During the three months of drinking, menstrual pain was relieved, but the effect increased with the number of months. However, the effect did not increase after the third month. (4) More than 90% of women in Taiwan use non-drug methods to treat menstrual pain. (5) There is no significant difference in menstrual pain among the three groups of body mass index (BMI) subjects. (6) Age at menarche does not affect the degree of menstrual pain.
When alcohol is used as a choice to relieve menstrual pain, it also prompts designers to pay attention to the impact of drinking habits on women's quality of life and develop products that are more in line with women's needs, such as smart drink containers, convenient drinking recipes or healthy drink designs with a relaxing effect. These designs should consider ease of use, emotional value, and portability, ensuring that women can easily accept the product in the unique context of menstruation.