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http://dx.doi.org/10.14370/jewnr.2020.26.1.17

The Effects of Auricular Acupressure Therapy on Middle-aged and Old Adults' Dry Eye Syndrome  

Choi, Yun-Joo (School of Nursing, Daedong College)
Hwang, Sun-Kyung (College of Nursing, Pusan National University)
Kim, Sang-Sik (Department of Ophthalmology, Crystal Eye Clinic)
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Journal of East-West Nursing Research / v.26, no.1, 2020 , pp. 17-27 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effect of auricular acupressure therapy on reducing the ocular symptoms and signs for dry eye syndrome. Methods: The participants who were aged ≥ 40 years old and met the inclusion criteria of the ocular surface disease index score ≥ 13 and a tear film break-up time ≤ 10 seconds were enrolled into the two groups: experimental group (n=29) and control group (n=27). Experimental group received auricular acupressure therapy for 8 weeks. Seed stickers were applied to the eye, liver and tubercle point of each ear once a week. Data were collected at pre and 4 and 8 weeks after the treatment and analysed the efficacy of intervention by repeated measures ANOVA. Results: There were significant differences in the ocular surface disease index, standard patient evaluation of eye dryness and a tear film break-up time in both eyes at 8 weeks after the treatment between the two groups. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the auricular acupressure therapy may be helpful for relieving symptoms of dry eye as a nursing intervention. In addition, it could also be utilized as a self-care practice using proper education and training.
Keywords
Dry eye syndromes; Acupressure; Ear auricle; Complementary therapies;
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