The Study of the Effectiveness of Anti-Wrinkle Facial Massage among People in Yala City Municipality

Abstract

The objective of this quasi-experimental research study through a one-group pretest-posttest design was to compare the effectiveness of anti-wrinkle facial massage among people in Yala City Municipality between pretest and posttest periods. The sample consisted of 30 female people aged 30-40 years old, experimented with facial massage once a week for 30 minutes each time. The results were recorded and pretest and posttest data were collected. Data were analyzed using statistics, including mean, standard deviation and Repeated Measure Statistics ANOVA. Each sample attended 8 trials. This research was conducted by the researcher who had been trained by applying 14 massage gestures. The experimental results indicated that the reduction in the sample’s facial wrinkles was found.  Based on the researcher’s   naked eye assessment, the performance was at a high level (Mean = 4.09, S.D. = 0.69). With pairwise comparisons of means, there were indifference in means between 1st and 2nd repetitions, 1st and 7th repetitions, 1st and 8th repetitions, 2nd and 5th repetitions, 2nd and 7th repetitions, 2nd and 8th repetitions, 3rd and 5th repetitions, 3rd and 7th repetitions, 3rd and 8th repetitions, 4th and 5th repetitions, 4th and 7th repetitions, 4th and 8th repetitions, 6th and 5th repetitions, 6th and 7th repetitions, and 6th and 8th repetitions. For the remaining pairs of comparisons, there were statistically significant differences.