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KMID : 0367020000120020222
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2000 Volume.12 No. 2 p.222 ~ p.233
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The Effect of auricular acupuncture pressure therapy on insomnia of elderly people
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Sok So-Hyune
Kim Kwuy-Bun
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Abstract
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This study was conducted with a purpose to evaluate the effect of auricular acupuncture pressure therapy on insomnia of elderly and to suggest the auricular acupuncture pressure therapy as an independent nursing intervention. The study was unequvalance control group pretest-posttest experimental design and the data collection was done from 37 samples of experimetal group and 37 samples of control group which were random-assigned as 60 years-over elderly people who lived in seoul. Data were collected from November, 1999 to February, 2000. The tools used in the study were the auricular acupuncture pressure therapy for decreasing of insomnia, the scale of sleepless and self- satisfaction scale. The auricular acupuncture pressure therapy used in this study is a sort of the auricular acupuncture to decrease insomnia and self-satisfaction of sleep by pressured on applied auricular acupncture of upper auricular blood acupuncture site of insomnia. Data was analied by SPBS stastistics program. Conclusively, sleepness and self- satisfaction of sleep were measured higher in experimental group which applied this auricular acupuncture pressure therapy than control croup which not applized(p= .000). Therefore, the auricular acupuncture pressure therapy can decrease frequent insonmia of elderly and increase self satisfaction of sleep, processingly can improve qualify of life in the late stage. Futhermore, it can be developed as independent oriental nursing intervention.
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