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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.7.487

Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Female College Students with Functional Constipation  

Min, Juyon (College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University)
Park, Hyojung (College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.21, no.7, 2020 , pp. 487-495 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the effects of auricular acupressure on female college students with functional constipation to propose auricular acupressure as an effective and evidence-based nursing intervention. This is an experimental study designed with randomization and single-blind in a Sham-control approach. The subjects included 44 female college students with functional constipation whose symptoms met the Rome IV criteria. In this study, five different acupressure sites were applied to each group; the experimental group (n=23) received auricular acupressure on rectum, large intestine, lung, san jiao, and shenmen, whereas the Sham control group (n=21) received acupressure on ankle, helix, tooth, jaw, and external ear. The intervention was implemented once a week for a total of six weeks. After six weeks, the severity of constipation, stool form, and quality of life regarding constipation in the experimental group significantly improved compared to that of the Sham control group (p<.001). Consequently, the study showed that auricular acupressure can be used as an effective nursing intervention to alleviate constipation in female college students.
Keywords
Acupressure; Students; Constipation; Quality of Life; Complimentary Therapies;
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