Research in preventive effect of auricular therapy in schizophrenia patients with constipation

VernacularTitle:耳穴疗法对精神分裂症患者预防便秘效果的研究
Author: Furong ZHOU ; Shuihong SHI ; Jianzhong LUO ; Jianguang GAN ; Wei WANG ; Huahua YAO ; Aiying FU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Auricular therapy; Antipsychotic drugs; Constipation
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2009;25(17):16-18
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the preventive effect of auricular therapy in schizophrenia pa-tients with constipation. Methods 200 psychotic inpatients with anti-psychotic medication were random-ly divided into the intervention group and the control group with 100 cases in each group. The intervention group received conventional therapy combined with auricular therapy while the control group adopted only conventional therapy. The incidence of constipation was observed in the two groups. Results The rate of constipation was 11.34% and 36.73% in the intervention group and the control group, respectively. Auricu-lar therapy showed various effect in constipation caused by different drugs, especially for constipation caused by clozapine, chlorpromazine and pentiapine. Conclusions Auricular therapy showed good effect in preventing constipation induced by antipsychotic drags with less pain and adverse effect, easy and safe to operate, besides, it can improve the medication compliance of patients and promote their rehabilitation.