TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effect of Auricular Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain in Elders
T2 - A Randomized Controlled Study
AU - Kim, Soo Kyoung
AU - Park, Hyojung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a major problem throughout the world and getting worse because of population increase and aging. The cost of treatment increases as the population of people with CLBP increases. This study aimed to examine the effect of auricular acupressure (AA) on pain and disability in elders with chronic low back pain. The randomized, single-blinded, and placebo-controlled study was conducted on 51 elders with CLBP in South Korea from June 2019 to August 2019. The experimental group (n = 26) received AA on low back pain-related points, whereas the placebo control group (n = 25) received AA on points unrelated to low back pain. Participants received 6 weeks of AA in weekly cycles. Collected data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics, version 25. Statistically significant differences between the 2 groups emerged in the visual analog scale (P <.001), pain threshold (P <.001), and Oswestry Disability Index (P <.001). This study showed that 6 weeks of AA improved CLBP and pain-related disability. Therefore, AA can be used as a noninvasive and self-managed alternative intervention for CLBP in older adults.
AB - Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a major problem throughout the world and getting worse because of population increase and aging. The cost of treatment increases as the population of people with CLBP increases. This study aimed to examine the effect of auricular acupressure (AA) on pain and disability in elders with chronic low back pain. The randomized, single-blinded, and placebo-controlled study was conducted on 51 elders with CLBP in South Korea from June 2019 to August 2019. The experimental group (n = 26) received AA on low back pain-related points, whereas the placebo control group (n = 25) received AA on points unrelated to low back pain. Participants received 6 weeks of AA in weekly cycles. Collected data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics, version 25. Statistically significant differences between the 2 groups emerged in the visual analog scale (P <.001), pain threshold (P <.001), and Oswestry Disability Index (P <.001). This study showed that 6 weeks of AA improved CLBP and pain-related disability. Therefore, AA can be used as a noninvasive and self-managed alternative intervention for CLBP in older adults.
KW - auricular acupressure
KW - chronic low back pain
KW - disability
KW - elders
KW - randomized controlled study
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85108302694&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000457
DO - 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000457
M3 - Article
C2 - 34115736
AN - SCOPUS:85108302694
SN - 0887-9311
VL - 35
SP - 182
EP - 190
JO - Holistic Nursing Practice
JF - Holistic Nursing Practice
IS - 4
ER -