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이혜숙 ( Lee Hye-Suk ) - 이화여자대학교 대학원
박효정 ( Park Hyo-Jung ) - 이화여자대학교 간호대학
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Abstract
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Purpose: To examine the effects of auricular acupressure on symptoms of patients with allergic rhinitis and their quality of life.
Methods: A quasi experimental was used with a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest method involving 56 adult outpatients who were seen in the Allergy & Asthma clinic at a tertiary referral hospital in Seoul, Korea. The experimental group (n=28) received 2 weeks of auricular acupressure to the Shenmen, wind stream, endocrine, adrenal, and lung acupuncture points; no acupressure was provided to the control group (n=28). Outcome measures included Total Nasal Symptom Score used to assess nasal symptoms, and the Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire to assess the quality of life. Repeated measure ANOVA and independent t-test were used to calculate statistical significance.
Results: The experimental group showed significant improvements in terms of allergic rhinitis symptoms (p<.001) and on the Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (p<.001) compared to the control group.
Conclusion: Finding in this study indicate that auricular acupressure can be used as a nursing intervention to alleviate nasal symptoms and improve rhinoconjuctivitis quality of life in allergic rhinitis patients.
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KeyWords
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이압요법, 알레르기 비염, 삶의 질
Acupressure, Rhinitis, Allergy, Quality of life
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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