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Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Menstrual Pain, Dysmenorrhea, and Academic Stress in Women College Students

Seung-Ok Ro1, Hea-Young Lee2, Jaeon Lee3, Miyoung Kim4
Korean Journal of Adult Nursing 2013;25(3):356-364.
Published online: June 30, 2013

1Department of Nursing, Shinheung College, Uijeongbu, Korea.

2Health Policy Research Institute, Korean Nurses Association, Seoul, Korea.

3Korea-China Self-Healing Power Association, Seoul, Korea.

4Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Lee, Hea-Young. Health Policy Research Institute, Korean Nurses Association, 301 Dongshinjutack, 740-21, Banpo-dong, Secho-gu 137-040, Seoul, Korea. Tel: +82-10-9503-9182, Fax: +82-2-2260-2569, hy59@snu.ac.kr
• Received: December 12, 2012   • Revised: May 10, 2013   • Accepted: June 25, 2013

© 2013 Korean Society of Adult Nursing

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of auricular acupressure on menstrual pain, dysmenorrhea and academic stress among college students.
  • Methods
    A non-equivalent pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 57 female students recruited from one college. The treatment group (n=30) received an auricular acupressure on a valid zone and the control group (n=27) received an auricular acupressure on an invalid zone (placebo). The independent t-test and χ2-test were used to examine group differences by using SPSS/Win18.0.
  • Results
    Subjects in the treatment group reported much less menstrual pain of premenstrual day (p=.001), 1st day (p<.001), 2nd day (p=.003), and dysmenorrhea (p=.003). Of significance, participants in the treatment group reported much less academic stress (p=.049) following auricular acupressure.
  • Conclusion
    The findings support that auricular acupressure is effective in controlling menstrual pain and academic stress related to menstruation. As the method is simple it would be useful for women students to be taught and encouraged to utilize this method to mitigate the symptoms related to menstruation through self care.
  • Key Words: Auricular acupressure; Pain; Dysmenorrhea; Stress
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Figure 1

The spot of valid zone.

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Figure 2

The spot of invalid zone (placebo).

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Table 1

Homogeneity Test on the Sample Characteristics and the Outcome Variables

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Exp.=experimental group; Con.=control group.

Table 2

Differences in Pre-Post Menstrual Pain between Experimental and Control Groups

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Exp.=experimental group; Con.=control group.

Table 3

Differences in Pre-Post Menstrual Distress and Academic Stress

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Exp.=experimental group; Con.=control group.

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    Figure 1 The spot of valid zone.
    Figure 2 The spot of invalid zone (placebo).

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    Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Menstrual Pain, Dysmenorrhea, and Academic Stress in Women College Students

    Homogeneity Test on the Sample Characteristics and the Outcome Variables

    Exp.=experimental group; Con.=control group.

    Differences in Pre-Post Menstrual Pain between Experimental and Control Groups

    Exp.=experimental group; Con.=control group.

    Differences in Pre-Post Menstrual Distress and Academic Stress

    Exp.=experimental group; Con.=control group.
    Table 1 Homogeneity Test on the Sample Characteristics and the Outcome Variables

    Exp.=experimental group; Con.=control group.

    Table 2 Differences in Pre-Post Menstrual Pain between Experimental and Control Groups

    Exp.=experimental group; Con.=control group.

    Table 3 Differences in Pre-Post Menstrual Distress and Academic Stress

    Exp.=experimental group; Con.=control group.

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