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Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Sleep Quality in Nurses
Sponsor: Mackay Memorial Hospital
Summary
The purpose of this study is to explore Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Improving Sleep Quality in Nurses. Adopting a quasi-experimental research design and convenience sampling, nursing staff from a northern medical center who scored 5 or higher on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale were selected as research subjects. Eligible participants were assigned to either the experimental group (auricular acupoint sticking) or the control group (no intervention).Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale were measured on the day of application, as well as during the fourth and eighth weeks. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 29.0 for Windows.
Official title: Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Improving Sleep Quality in Nurses
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
64
Start Date
2025-02-02
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-02-19
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Auricular Acupressure
In the experimental group, the Shenmen point (MA-TF1) and Xin point (Xin MA) on both ears were treated with Wangbuliuxing seeds. Initially, the seeds were applied to the left ear for seven days, after which they were switched to the corresponding acupoints on the right ear. Following application, the seeds were pressed daily, once after each meal, with each acupoint being stimulated for 1 minute
Locations (1)
Taiwan Presbyterian Church Mackay Medical Foundation Mackay Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan