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Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Insomnia in Korean Adults

귀 지압이 한국 성인의 불면증에 미치는 영향

  • 장윤정 (인하대학교 의과대학부속병원) ;
  • 신혜연 (인하대학교 의과대학부속병원) ;
  • 조하연 (인하대학교 의과대학부속병원) ;
  • 박민지 (인하대학교 의과대학부속병원) ;
  • 이은진 (인하대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2023.04.19
  • Accepted : 2023.08.03
  • Published : 2023.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of auricular acupressure on insomnia. Methods: Forty-four adults with insomnia for >1 month were recruited and randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. In the experimental group, acupressure stickers were attached to the areas of Pineal Gland (TG1), Aggressivity point (LO2), Point Zero (HX1), and Occiput (AT3) for 1 week. Sleep hygiene education materials were provided to the control group, but acupressure was not provided. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS ver. 26 program. Results: As a result of controlling for the severity of insomnia (F=5.40, p=.025) and headache (F=4.60, p=.038), which showed a significant difference in the homogeneity test as covariates, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score in the experimental group decreased compared to that in the control group . Conclusion: The result of this study showed that auricular acupressure was helpful in improving insomnia.

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