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KMID : 0367020160280040436
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2016 Volume.28 No. 4 p.436 ~ p.446
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Effects of the Auricular Acupressure on Pruritus and Fatigue in Hemodialysis Patients
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Chun Young-Mi
Park Sang-Youn
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Abstract
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Purpose : The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of auricular acupressure on pruritus and fatigue in hemodialysis patients.
Methods : The study design was a randomized control group pre-post test. Initially, forty- four patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups. There was a loss of three participants assigned to the treatment group. The period of data collection was from December 2014 to March 2015. Both groups completed a pre-test. The treatment group received auricular acupressure once a week for ten weeks. Data were collected from the treatment group at two time periods: five weeks and ten weeks following initiation of the treatment protocol. Data were collected from the control group at week 5 and week 10. Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 program, specifically with the independent t-test and the Repeated Measures of ANOVA.
Results : Auricular acupressure was effective in reducing pruritus (F=13.93, p<.001) and fatigue (F=18.33, p<.001).
Conclusion : Auricular acupressure is a non-invasive simple method that can be used for the relief of symptoms reported by hemodialysis patients. This treatment modality could be used in several clinical areas.
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KEYWORD
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Acupressure, Ear, Pruritus, Fatigue, Renal dialysis
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