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

Authors

  • Leonice Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Maria Júlia Paes da Silva Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3239.2426

Abstract

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

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Published

2014-06-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2014)

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Efficacy of Chinese auriculotherapy for stress in nursing staff: a randomized clinical trial . (2014). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 22(3), 371-378. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3239.2426