Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Sleep Quality in Nurses
Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Improving Sleep Quality in Nurses
Mackay Memorial Hospital
64 participants
Feb 2, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Aged 18
- Nurses whose score on Pittsburgh Scale is greater than 5.
- Those who are conscious, can communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese, and answer the questionnaires in writing or orally, agree to participate in this study and sign the subject consent form.
Exclusion Criteria2
- People with mental illness
- infection or skin breakouts around the ears
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Interventions
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
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NCT06833710