Efficacy of Chinese auriculotherapy for stress in nursing staff: a randomized clinical trial

作者:Sato Kurebayashi Leonice Fumiko; Paes da Silva Maria Julia
来源:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2014, 22(3): 371-378.
DOI:10.1590/0104-1169.3239.2426

摘要

Objective: this randomized single blind clinical study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of auriculotherapy with and without a protocol for reducing stress levels among nursing staff. Method: a total of 175 nursing professionals with medium and high scores according to Vasconcelos Stress Symptoms List were divided into 3 groups: Control (58), Group with protocol (58), Group with no protocol (59). They were assessed at the baseline, after 12 sessions, and at the follow-up (30 days). Results: in the analysis of variance, statistically significant differences between the Control and Intervention groups were found in the two evaluations (p<0.05) with. greater size of effect indices (Cohen) for the No protocol group. The Yang Liver 1 and 2, Kidney, Brain Stem and Shen Men were the points most used. Conclusion: individualized auriculotherapy, with no protocol, could expand the scope of the technique for stress reduction compared with auriculotherapy with a protocol. NCT: 01420835

  • 出版日期2014-6