Experimental and placebo auriculotherapy for stressed nurses: randomized controlled trial. / Auriculoterapia verdadeira e placebo para enfermeiros estressados: ensaio clínico randomizado.
Rev Esc Enferm USP
; 52: e03334, 2018 Jun 11.
Article
em Pt, En, Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29898171
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the efficacy of experimental auriculotherapy and placebo auriculotherapy with sham points for the treatment of stress in nurses of a charity hospital in São Paulo.METHOD:
Randomized, single-blind, controlled trial. The sample consisted of 168 nurses with medium and high stress levels according to the List of Stress Symptoms (LSS). The participants were randomized to three groups Auriculotherapy (G1), Placebo (G2) and Control (G3). Groups 1 and 2 received 12 sessions, twice a week. The points used in Group 1 were Shenmen and Brainstem; in Group 2 the points were External Ear and Face Area. The three groups were evaluated at baseline, after eight sessions, 12 sessions and in a follow-up (after 15 days).RESULTS:
Group 1 achieved a 43% reduction and a 1.81 Cohen d index (high effect), presenting statistical difference after eight sessions, maintained in the follow-up evaluation (p <0.001), according to Analysis of Variance. Group 2 achieved a 26% reduction, with Cohen's d index of 0.86 (great effect), achieving a difference after 12 sessions (p<0.001), maintained in the follow-up (p <0.05). The G3 did not present stress reduction.CONCLUSION:
Experimental auriculotherapy achieved greater stress reduction among nurses, but there was no statistical difference between the two intervention groups. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials RBR-req2792.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Auriculoterapia
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Estresse Ocupacional
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Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
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Es
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Pt
Revista:
Rev Esc Enferm USP
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil