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석소현 ( Sok So-Hyune ) - 경희대학교 간호과학대학
김귀분 ( Kim Kwuy-Bun ) - 경희대학교 간호과학대학
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study is to examine the effect of auricular acupressure therapy on smoking cessation for male adult in rural areas.
Method: Research design was nonequivalent control pretest-posttest design. The samples were 90 male adults(Experimental: 40, Control: 40) in a community. Measures were the number of cigarette smoking per day, dependency on nicotine, and need for smoking. Auricular acupressure therapy, experimental treatment was applied for 2 weeks, 2 times/week, 3 day/time. Data were collected from June 2005 to December 2005. Data were analyzed using SPSS PC+ 12 version. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test, χ2-test, were used for each aim of this study.
Results: The number of cigarette smoking per day (t=-13.230, p=.000), dependency on nicotine (t=-29.743, p=.000), and need for smoking (t=-19.799, p=.000) were significantly decreased in the experimental group by application of the auricular acupressure therapy.
Conclusion: Auricular Acupressure Therapy can be a better effective primary nursing intervention on smoking cessation for male adults in rural areas through reverification by a study of repetition.
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KeyWords
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금연, 이압요법
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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