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Nadali J, Ghiyasvandian S, Haghani S, Mirhosseini S, Navidhamidi M. Effect of acupressure in the third eye point (EX-HN 3) on psychological distress, comfort and physiologic parameters among patients undergoing coronary angiography. Explore (NY) 2024:103021. [PMID: 38918120 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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AIM The present study aimed to investigate the effect of acupressure on comfort, anxiety, stress, depression, and vital signs in patients undergoing coronary angiography. METHODS This randomized clinical trial was conducted on patients who underwent coronary angiography in Tehran, Iran. Seventy patients were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. The intervention protocol consisted of 20 min of acupressure applied to the Yintang point, and standard medical care was applied to the control group. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress questionnaire (DASS-21), General Comfort Questionnaire (GCQ) questionnaires, and standard monitoring were used as data collection tools before and after intervention, as well as after angiography. Data were analyzed using an independent sample t-test, chi-squared, and analysis of variance of repeated measures in SPSS software, and the level of significance was set at 0.05. FINDINGS The results showed that before acupressure, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups. Anxiety and stress scores and comfort levels decreased significantly after the intervention (p < 0.001), while no significant difference was observed in the depression score (p = 0.873). There was a significant decrease in the blood pressure, breathing rate, and heart rate in the intervention group. CONCLUSION Acupressure can reduce the anxiety and stress of angiography candidates and make them more comfortable. It also reduces the blood pressure, breathing rate, and heart rate. Further studies at different pressure points and on a larger and more detailed scale are necessary.
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- Javad Nadali
- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Wang B, Liang Q, Chen Y, Liu Y, Zhang C. Efficacy of auricular acupressure on lung function among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. J Clin Nurs 2024; 33:2019-2029. [PMID: 38439181 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.17073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To systematically evaluate the efficacy of auricular acupressure on lung function, sleep quality and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. BACKGROUND Auricular acupressure has been increasingly used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, such as lung function and sleep quality, but the efficacy has not yet been unified. DESIGN A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. METHODS Randomised controlled trials comparing auricular acupressure intervention with non-auricular acupressure intervention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients were included. We searched English databases and Chinese databases from the inception to 26 December 2022. The risk of bias was assessed by the Cochrane risk of bias tool. The PRISMA statement was used to report a meta-analysis. RESULTS A total of 12 randomised controlled trials with 987 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients were included. The meta-analysis showed that auricular acupressure had significant differences in improving lung function, including FEV1 (MD = 0.29, 95% CI: 0.21 to 0.37, p < .0001), FVC (MD = 0.24, 95% CI: 0.14 to 0.34, p < .0001) and FEV1/FVC (MD = 4.70, 95% CI: 3.63 to 5.78, p < .0001). There was also a positive effect on sleep quality (MD = -0.71, 95% CI: -0.89 to -0.53, p < .0001) and quality of life (MD = -3.20, 95% CI: -3.92 to -2.49, p < .0001). CONCLUSIONS The results indicated auricular acupressure had a positive efficacy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients to improve lung function, sleep quality and quality of life, but these results should be treated with caution due to the low quality of included studies. Future researchers need to conduct more high-quality randomised controlled trials to provide a solid basis to demonstrate the efficacy of auricular acupressure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. RELEVANT TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Auricular acupressure has the advantages of being non-invasive, convenient and without significant side effects. This review suggested auricular acupressure could be considered a non-pharmacological intervention for patients. Clinical nurses can teach chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients to perform auricular acupressure to help self-manage complications. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION No Patient or Public Contribution.
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- Bingjie Wang
- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- School of Nursing, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Choi S, Kim B. Effect of Auriculotherapy on Stress: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Holist Nurs 2024:8980101241257138. [PMID: 38807497 DOI: 10.1177/08980101241257138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Background: Auriculotherapy, a form of therapy that involves stimulating specific points on the ear auricle, has garnered attention for its potential in holistic stress management in adults, aligning with broader patient-centered therapeutic approaches. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of auriculotherapy for stress relief in adults. Methods: A comprehensive search of nine databases (PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, Web of Science, Ovid Medline, Cochrane Library, RISS, KMbase, and KISS) was performed, yielding 553 studies. Of these, 12 were selected for meta-analysis based on the inclusion criteria, which considered demographic data, types of auriculotherapy, intervention characteristics, auricular points, and stress-related outcomes. The risk of bias was also evaluated for each selected study. Results: The meta-analysis results (n = 12) indicated that auriculotherapy was significantly superior to the control group in terms of subjective stress index, blood pressure, heart rate variability, and pulse rate, as well as improving low-frequency (LF) and high-frequency (HF) heart rate components and their ratio (LF/HF) in adults. Additionally, the subgroup analysis indicated a trend where the effect size of acupressure may be larger than that of acupuncture. Conclusions: Our findings underscore auriculotherapy's efficacy in reducing stress in adults, advocating for its integration into nursing curriculums as a viable clinical intervention for stress management. Promoting its application in clinical environments could complement holistic, patient-centric care paradigms.
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- Sunyeob Choi
- College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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Gao H, Chen F, Wang S. Hesperidin reduces systolic blood pressure in diabetic patients and has no effect on blood pressure in healthy individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Phytother Res 2024. [PMID: 38772688 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.8231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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In recent years, there have been a number of studies where hesperidin was administered to modify arterial blood pressure, but the conclusions of each study are contradictory. In order to investigate the effect of hesperidin on blood pressure, we searched the CNKI, Wanfang Database, the VIP database, Sinomed database, Pubmed, Embase and The Cochrane Library databases, and searched the literature on hesperidin and blood pressure published in Chinese and English journals, mainly focusing on patients' systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. The search time frame was from the inception of the databases until December 2023. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach was used to assess the overall quality and used Cohen's kappa coefficient (κ) to measure agreement. We did preliminary screening of the retrieved literature through Notexpress, 14 articles with a total of 656 patients were included. Cochrance data conversion tool was used for data conversion, and RevMan 5.3 was used for meta-analysis, and finally Stata was used to make the Egger's test for the included study. The results of total population blood pressure showed that hesperidin had no antihypertensive effect on the population, but the conclusions changed when the population was divided into groups. The results of different populations showed that hesperidin had no effect on systolic blood pressure (weighted mean difference [WMD] = -0.50, 95% CI: -3.25 ~ 2.26, Z = 0.35, p = 0.72) and diastolic blood pressure (WMD = -0.51, 95% CI: -2.53 ~ 1.51, Z = 0.50, p = 0.62) in healthy individuals. However, hesperidin reduced systolic blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes (WMD = -4.32, 95% CI: - 7.77 ~ - 0.87, Z = 2.45, p = 0.01), and had a tendency to reduce diastolic blood pressure in diabetic patients (WMD = -3.72, 95% CI: -7.63 ~ 0.18, Z = 1.87, p = 0.06). The results in patients with type 2 diabetes needed to be further supported by future research focusing on individuals with diabetes.
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- Haifeng Gao
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, China
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Zhu Q, Mu T, Dong D, Chen L, Xu J, Shen C. Renin-angiotensin system mechanism underlying the effect of auricular acupuncture on blood pressure in hypertensive patients with phlegm-dampness constitution: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0294306. [PMID: 38300960 PMCID: PMC10833565 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Phlegm-dampness constitution is a traditional Chinese medicine constitution typically associated with essential hypertension. Previous studies have demonstrated that auricular acupuncture effectively decreases blood pressure and adjusts the constitution. However, the mechanism underlying auricular acupuncture's effect is poorly understood. METHODS A non-blinded, randomized controlled trial will be undertaken between September 2022 and May 2023. Eighty essential hypertensive patients with a phlegm-dampness constitution will be randomly allocated to one of two groups. The intervention group will receive eight weeks of auricular acupuncture and regular use of antihypertensive drugs, while the control group will only receive antihypertensive drugs. The primary outcome will be any mean differences in office systolic blood pressure. The secondary outcomes investigations will include proteins of the renin-angiotensin system, office blood pressure of different genotypes, and phlegm-dampness constitution scores. DISCUSSION By demonstrating how auricular acupuncture affects the renin-angiotensin system, this research will offer significant new information on the mechanism underlying the action of auricular acupuncture in hypertension. Moreover, the results will provide crucial clinical information on the associations between renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms and the antihypertensive effects of auricular acupuncture. TRIAL REGISTRATION Registered at the chictr.org.
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- Qianyin Zhu
- School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, He Fei Shi, Anhui Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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Keshtkar L, Ranjkesh F, Habibi M, Rashvand F. Effects of Auriculotherapy on Gestational Hypertension: Randomized Controlled Trial Study. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY RESEARCH 2024; 29:40-45. [PMID: 38333341 PMCID: PMC10849284 DOI: 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_403_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Background This study aims to observe how auriculotherapy acts as a nonpharmacological treatment for pregnant women's gestational hypertension. Materials and Methods This study was a randomized controlled trial. Eighty patients were with gestational hypertension recruited and divided into control (n = 40) and intervention (n = 40) groups. The control group just received the usual perinatal care. The intervention group received one month of auriculotherapy in addition to the usual care. Blood pressure was measured before and 15 minutes after rest in both groups twice a week. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential tests. Results The mean systolic blood pressure, based on the Mann-Whitney test, was not statistically significant between the two groups before the intervention and in the first two weeks after the intervention (p >0.05); however, after the third week of intervention, the mean systolic blood pressure in the intervention group was significantly lower than that in the control group (p <0.001). As per the Mann-Whitney test, the mean diastolic blood pressure was not statistically significant between the two groups before the intervention and the first week after the intervention (p <0.05). However, after the second week of intervention, the mean diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group was significantly lower than that in the control group, and this decrease was highest in the fourth week of the intervention (p <0.001). Conclusions This study demonstrated that auriculotherapy would reduce blood pressure in pregnant women suffering from hypertension.
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- Ladan Keshtkar
- Student Research Committee, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- Children Growth Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
- Department of Nursing, Qazvin School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran
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Ma J, Zhang Y, Ge Q, Wu K. The effect of auricular acupuncture on preoperative blood pressure across age groups: a prospective randomized controlled trial. Clin Exp Hypertens 2023; 45:2169452. [PMID: 36681906 DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2023.2169452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the effect of auricular acupuncture on preoperative blood pressure (BP) elevation in different age groups. MATERIALS AND METHODS Auricular acupuncture treats elevated BP among patients before surgery. This prospective, randomized clinical trial was performed at Li Huili Hospital of Ningbo Medical Center, China, from January to June 2021. We prospectively enrolled 120 patients with elevated BP aged 45 to 75 and observed them in the inpatient department. Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to undergo auricular acupuncture or sham control groups. In addition to usual care, the study group underwent auricular acupuncture bilaterally at HX6 7i-Ear apex, TF4-Shen men, TF1-Superior triangular fossa, and CO15-Heart. RESULTS A total of 120 patients completed the study, 60 in the study group and 60 in the control group. Of these, 76 (63.3%) were men, and the mean (standard deviation) was 64.55 (9.48) years. The differences in systolic BP comparisons after intervention were significant (7.88 mmHg; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.94 to 12.81; P = .002). Diastolic BP also showed statistical significance (5.85 mmHg; 95% CI, 3.05 to 8.64; P < .01. Neither AA-related adverse events nor serious adverse events occurred. Stratified by age, the differences comparisons of systolic BP (-10.13 mmHg; 95% confidence interval [CI], -16.69 to -3.57; P < .01) and diastolic BP (-7.65 mmHg; 95% confidence interval [CI], -11.17 to -4.14; P < .01) were statistically significant for participants aged 60-75 years; The differences comparison of systolic BP (-2.37 mmHg; 95% confidence interval [CI], -8.04 to 3.31; P = .40) and diastolic BP (-1.46 mmHg; 95% confidence interval [CI], -5.68 to 2.76; P = .48) were not significant aged 45-59. CONCLUSION Auricular acupuncture can reduce BP before procedures. However, further research is needed on the antihypertensive effect on people aged 45-59. These findings provide clinicians with evidence of auricular acupuncture as a standard adjunctive therapy targeting this patient population.
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- Jingjing Ma
- Department of Nursing, Ningbo Medical Center LiHuili Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Nursing, Ningbo Medical Center LiHuili Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Nursing, Ningbo Medical Center LiHuili Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Nursing, Ningbo Medical Center LiHuili Hospital, Ningbo, China
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Wickert DC, Dallegrave D, Piexak DR, de Mello MCVA, Corcini LMCDS, Schimith MD. Integrative and complementary practices in health, nurses' profile and care provided to people with hypertension: a mixed study design. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2023; 31:e3914. [PMID: 37194812 PMCID: PMC10202409 DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.6287.3914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
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to analyze the profile of nurses regarding integrative and complementary practices in health (ICPH) and understand how they are used in the care of people with arterial hypertension. mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. The cross-sectional quantitative stage included 386 nurses who completed an online questionnaire addressing sociodemographic and professional information, training, and practice, with a descriptive and inferential analysis. The qualitative stage was performed via 18 online interviews with professionals who had ICPH training and implemented it in the care provided to individuals with hypertension, with a participatory analysis. Integration occurred through a connecting approach. 36.8% had ICPH training; most were women, Caucasian, married, public servants, aged 37 (+ 9.4) on average; 14.2% incorporated ICPH into the care provided to people with hypertension; predominantly auriculotherapy (28.2%) and bloodletting in hypertensive crises. The results show that nurses integrally approached patients, and their approach was not limited to the vital sign altered at the time, but they also intervened in anxiety, stress, sleep, and rest. A potentiality observed concerns support treatment adherence. the profile of nurses with ICPH training is presented, and such practice has implications for lowering blood pressure. ICPH has been incorporated into the care of people with hypertension, but its use is still incipient, considering its potential in nursing care.
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- Daiana Cristina Wickert
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil
- Becaria de la Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Assistência e Orientação Profissional da Escola de Enfermagem, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
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Restawan IG, Sjattar EL, Irwan AM. Effectiveness of acupressure therapy in lowering blood pressure in patients with hypertension: A systematic review. CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2023.101292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Sajadi SA, Rahimi V, Farsi Z, Fournier A. The Effect of Auriculotherapy on Anxiety and Physiological Parameters of Male Coronary Angiography Patients: A Single-blind Randomized Clinical Trial. J Perianesth Nurs 2023; 38:102-107. [PMID: 36031523 DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2022.05.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the effect of auriculotherapy on anxiety and physiological parameters of male patients undergoing coronary angiography. DESIGN A single-blind randomized clinical trial was performed in 2019 with 94 subjects selected by convenience sampling. METHODS The subjects were divided into 2 groups via random allocation. Two hours before angiography, all patients completed the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 items (DASS-21) and their physiological parameters (blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiratory rate) were measured 60 minutes before angiography. Auriculotherapy was performed on ear acupoints of patients in the experimental group for 4 minutes. In the control group, patients were given auricular acupressure in sham points. The anxiety and physiological parameters were re-measured 10 minutes after the intervention. FINDINGS Patients' anxiety was clinically lower in the experimental group (2.55 ± 0.27) compared to the control group (3.02 ± 0.33) (effect size = -1.42) after the intervention. There was no significant difference between 2 groups regarding physiological parameters after the intervention. However, the respiratory rates of patients were lower in the experimental group than in the control group (P < .001). After the intervention, physiological parameters significantly decreased in the experimental group compared to before the intervention (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Auriculotherapy reduces patient anxiety; therefore, it can be used as a complementary method before angiography.
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- Seyedeh Azam Sajadi
- Department of Nursing Management, Faculty of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee Department, Faculty of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research and Community Health Departments, Faculty of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Ma M, Zhang L, Wang X. Effect of auricular point pressing therapy on hyperplasia of mammary glands: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e24875. [PMID: 33787577 PMCID: PMC8021332 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000024875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In recent years, with the accelerated pace of life, diet, environmental problems occur frequently. External factors are easily to cause endocrine disorders and hormone sensitivity of breast tissue, which can lead to mammary hyperplasia. The incidence rate of hyperplasia of mammary glands is increasing year by year, and the age of onset is also getting lower and lower. If not treated in time, there is a crisis of breast cancer.Clinical studies have found that auricular point pressing therapy is widely used in clinical treatment of mammary hyperplasia recently, but the efficacy of massage in the treatment of mammary hyperplasia has not been systematically reviewed. The purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy, safety and effectiveness of auricular point pressing therapy in the treatment of hyperplasia of mammary glands. METHODS We will search PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Wan fang Database, Chinese Scientific Journal Database, CNKI, VIP, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database. The retrieval date was January 10, 2021. RevMan 5.3 software was used to evaluate the quality and risk of included studies. The efficacy, recurrence rate, and symptom score of breast hyperplasia were analyzed, and the results were observed and measured. RESULTS This study will be from the clinical efficiency, improvement rate, pain symptoms disappear rate, tumor size improvement rate, and other aspects of the existing evidence for a high quality synthesis, as well as auricular point pressing therapy adverse events. CONCLUSION the conclusion of this review will provide the basis for judging whether auricular point pressing therapy is safe and effective in the treatment of hyperplasia of mammary glands. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This systematic will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of auricular point pressing therapy in the treatment of hyperplasia of mammary glands. As all data used in this systematic review and meta-analysis have been published, ethical approval is not required for this review. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION NUMBER INPLASY202110028.
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HUNG HM, CHIANG HC, WANG HL. The Impact of Gender on the Effectiveness of an Auricular Acupressure Intervention Administered to Community-Dwelling Poor Sleepers: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. J Nurs Res 2021; 29:e153. [PMID: 33756521 PMCID: PMC8126490 DOI: 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Women report a higher incidence of sleep problems than men. Few studies addressing the effect of gender on the efficacy of administering auricular acupressure (AA) at shenmen points (heart meridian 7 [HT7]) on sleep quality have been published. PURPOSE The primary aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 4-week AA intervention applied at the HT7 points on sleep quality, perceived physical health, and perceived mental health in community-dwelling individuals with poor self-reported sleep quality. Additional analyses were used to evaluate the gender-specific effects of this intervention. METHODS A cluster randomized controlled trial with repeated-measures design was used. One hundred seventy-nine eligible participants were randomly assigned to either the AA group (n = 88; 47 women, 41 men) or the sleep hygiene instruction (SHI) group (n = 91; 52 women, 39 men). The AA group self-administered acupressure at HT7 on both ears for a 4-week period, whereas the SHI group received an SHI information sheet. Outcome measures included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Short-Form Health Survey-12 Version 2, with data collected at baseline and at 2, 4, and 8 weeks posttest. RESULTS Linear mixed-model analysis revealed that the participants in the AA group experienced significantly greater reductions in mean PSQI global score and the three indices of sleep latency, subjective sleep quality, and daytime dysfunction than the SHI group at 2 and 4 weeks posttest. The improvements in subjective sleep quality and daytime dysfunction remained at 4 weeks posttest in the AA group, but not in the SHI group. The PSQI global score decreased significantly more in men than women in the AA group between baseline and 4 weeks posttest. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Four weeks of self-administered acupressure at HT7 on both ears is an effective intervention for community-dwelling poor sleepers who are over 45 years old. Moreover, the improvements in subjective sleep quality and daytime dysfunction persist for up to 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. This self-administered acupressure intervention is more effective in men than in women in terms of improving sleep quality. Gender bias is known to influence research results and may lead to inappropriate generalizations. Thus, future studies that are performed to build basic scientific evidence should include considerations of the effects of gender in the study design.
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- Hsuan-Man HUNG
- PhD, RN, Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, ROC
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- MSN, RN, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Tajen University, Yanpu City, Taiwan, ROC
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- PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, ROC
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Yin Z, Zhang W, Zeng Y, Su X. Effect of auricular point pressing therapy on postoperative pain of fracture: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e23696. [PMID: 33371113 PMCID: PMC7748313 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000023696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In clinical practices, postoperative fracture patients are often treated with analgesics. As one of the alternative therapies for nondrug analgesia, auricular point pressing has advantages of simple operation, easy to use, no injury and adverse reactions, and great potential for development. In this study, the effect of auricular point pressing therapy on postoperative pain of fracture was objectively evaluated through the method of meta-analysis, so as to provide evidence for clinical applications. METHODS PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Wan fang Database, Chinese Scientific Journal Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database were systematically searched and randomized controlled trials on auricular point pressing in the treatment of postoperative pain after fracture were includes. After independent literature screening, data extraction and quality evaluation by 2 researchers, the original data was retrieved, merged, and analyzed. RevMan 5.3 software was adopted for meta-analysis. RESULTS This study could provide high-quality evidence to evaluate the effect of auricular point pressing therapy on postoperative pain of fracture. CONCLUSION This systematic review explored whether auricular point pressing therapy is effective on the intervention of postoperative pain after fracture. OSF REGISTRATION NUMBER DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/AZ4JQ.
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- Zhe Yin
- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education (Chongqing University), Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education (Chongqing University), Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education (Chongqing University), Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing
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- Department of Community Family Health, Maternaland Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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The number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses submitted to nursing and allied health journals continues to grow. Well-conducted and reported syntheses of research are valuable to advancing science. One of the common critiques identified in these manuscripts involves how the authors addressed heterogeneity among the studies in their meta-analyses. Methodologically inappropriate approaches regarding heterogeneity introduce error and bias into analyses and may lead to incorrect findings and conclusions. This article will discuss some of the approaches to take as well as avoid when addressing heterogeneity in meta-analyses, including suggestions for how to choose a fixed-effect or random-effects meta-analysis model and steps to follow to address heterogeneity in meta-analysis results.
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- Todd Ruppar
- Department of Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing, Rush University, USA
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