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KMID : 0869520220280020075
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Journal of East-West Nirsing Research
2022 Volume.28 No. 2 p.75 ~ p.82
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Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Low Back Pain and Headache in Nurses
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Park Eun-Mee
Jo Ga-Won
Sim Sug-Hee
Choi Jong-Min
Lee Eun-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine the effect of auricular acupressure on low back pain and headaches in nurses.
Methods: A open-label randomized controlled trial was used. Thirty-nine nurses with low back pain for more than 3 months participated in this study. Auricular acupressure stickers were applied to the participants’s waist, head and Shen men in the experimental group for 2 weeks. The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and the Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6) were administered to measure participants' pain.
Results: The mean differences of the VAS and the HIT-6 were significant in the experimental group at the pre and post-tests. A repeated-measures ANOVA revealed that low back pain and headache measured using NRS in the experimental group decreased significantly compared to the control group at the pre and post-tests over 2 weeks.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that auricular acupressure could be used as a useful intervention for self-care for nurses with low back pain and headache.
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KEYWORD
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Acupressure, Low back pain, Headache, Alternative medicine, Nurse
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