Acupuncture for perceived stress in pregnant women: an intervention study.

Autor:	da Costa N; Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., Silva Martins E; Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., Pinheiro AKB; Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., Soares PRAL; Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., de Souza Aquino P; Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., Castro RCMB; Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese
Zdroj:	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P [Rev Esc Enferm USP] 2022 May 30; Vol. 56, pp. e20210233. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 30 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2021-0233en
Abstrakt:	Objective: To analyze the effects of acupuncture in the treatment of perceived stress in pregnant women. Method: A before-after intervention study, carried out in a primary health unit in Fortaleza-Ceará, with 56 pregnant women. The pregnant women underwent six acupuncture sessions, with two 30-minute sessions per week. Before the first session, an instrument to collect sociodemographic, clinical, and obstetric data was applied. The Global Perceived Stress Scale (PSS10) was applied weekly to monitor the progression of stress during treatment. Results: After the intervention, there was a significant decrease in the scores of the following scale items: being upset, inability to control, nervousness, tiredness, anger, and inability to overcome stress. (p < 0.05). There was a significant increase in the score of the item control of situations (p = 0.003). There was a significant difference in the mean perceived stress of the initial session compared to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd week sessions (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The use of acupuncture to treat stress during pregnancy reduced the stress perceived by pregnant women.
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