Effects of Auricular Acupressure Therapy on Stress and Sleep Disturbance of Middle-Aged Women in South Korea
| Autor: | Sohyune R. Sok, Nam Hyun Cha, Yi Kyun Park |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Sleep Wake Disorders medicine.medical_specialty Acupuncture Ear Auricular acupressure Placebo law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Republic of Korea medicine Acupuncture Humans Cortisol level Advanced and Specialized Nursing Alternative methods Sleep disorder 030504 nursing business.industry Control group design General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease 030205 complementary & alternative medicine Complementary and alternative medicine Physical therapy Female 0305 other medical science business Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Holistic Nursing Practice. 31:102-109 |
| ISSN: | 0887-9311 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/hnp.0000000000000197 |
| Popis: | This study sought to examine the effect of auricular acupressure therapy on the stress and sleep status of middle-aged women in South Korea. A quasi-experimental pretest/posttest control group design was employed. The study sample consisted of 67 middle-aged women (experimental: 35 samples; control: 32 samples) in Seoul, South Korea. Auricular acupressure therapy including the auricular acupressure needle on the skin paper tape was applied on an ear for 2 weeks, 2 times per week. The acupoints were Gyogam, Sinmun, Bushin, Naebunbi, and Pijilha. For the placebo control group, only the skin paper tape without the auricular acupressure needle was applied on the same acupoints. Measures were a stress scale, cortisol level in blood, and a sleep status scale. The findings showed that there were significant differences on stress (physical: t = 2.170, P < .033; psychological: t = 2.117, P < .037), cortisol level in blood (t = 2.277, P < .025), and sleep status (t = -3.127, P < .004). Health care providers should consider providing auricular acupressure therapy as an alternative method for reducing physical and psychological stress, cortisol level in blood, and sleep disturbance of middle-aged women in South Korea. |
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