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- Effect of Auriculotherapy on Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Choi, Sun Yeob , Kim, Yeo Ju , Kim, Bomi
- J Korean Acad Nurs 2022;52(1):4-23. Published online February 28, 2022
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.21121
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of auriculotherapy on musculoskeletal pain in adults.
Methods
A total of 885 studies were retrieved from nine databases (PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, Web of Science, Ovid Medline, Cochrane Library, RISS, KMbase, and KISS). Sixteen studies were selected for meta-analysis, which satisfied the inclusion criteria and the evaluation of risk of bias. Demographic data, auriculotherapy types, intervention characteristics, auricular points, and outcomes related to pain (subjective pain scale, and amount of analgesic) were extracted from all included studies. The effect size of auriculotherapy was analyzed through comprehensive meta analysis 3.0, and the presence of publication bias was analyzed through a funnel plot and Egger’s regression.
Results
The results of the meta-analysis (n = 16) revealed that the auriculotherapy was significantly superior to the control group on present pain in adults (Hedges’ g = - 0.35, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = - 0.55~- 0.15). According to the results of subgroup analysis, the effect size of auricular acupuncture therapy (Hedges’ g = 0.45, 95% CI = - 0.75~- 0.15) was higher than the auricular acupuncture (Hedges’ g = 0.27, 95% CI = - 0.53~0.00): the longer the intervention period, the greater the effect size.
Conclusion
In this study, auriculotherapy demonstrates a significant reduction in musculoskeletal pain in adults. Therefore, it is necessary to refine the curriculum to include auriculotherapy as a nursing intervention to relieve musculoskeletal pain in adults and encourage its use in clinical settings.
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Original Article
- Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Obesity in Women with Abdominal Obesity
- Hyun Su Cha, Hyojung Park
- J Korean Acad Nurs 2016;46(2):249-259. Published online April 29, 2016
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2016.46.2.249
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of auricular acupressure on reducing obesity in adult women with abdominal obesity.
Methods The study design was a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Participants were 58 women, aged 20 years or older, assigned to the experimental group (n=30) or control group (n=28). Auricular acupressure using vaccaria seeds was administered to the experimental group. The sessions continued for 8 weeks. Outcome measures included body weight, abdominal circumference, and body mass index, body fat mass, body fat percentage, triglyceride, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and serum glucose.
Results Women in the experimental group showed significant decreases in body weight (t=6.19,
p <.001), abdominal circumference (t=4.01,p <.001), and body mass index (t=2.58,p =.006) after 8 weeks compared with those in the control group.Conclusion Results show that auricular acupressure using vaccaria seeds was effective in decreasing body weight, abdominal circumference, body mass index, and triglyceride levels in adult women with abdominal obesity.
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