Effects of Auricular Acupressure Therapy on Smoking Cessation for Female University Students.
- Author:
Sohyune R SOK
1
;
Kwuy Bun KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, 1, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea. 5977sok@khu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Complementary therapies;
Smoking cessation;
Female
- MeSH:
Acupressure*;
Complementary Therapies;
Female*;
Humans;
Nicotine;
Primary Nursing;
Research Design;
Smoke*;
Smoking Cessation*;
Smoking*;
Tobacco Products
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2007;13(1):28-34
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was to examine the effects of auricular acupressure therapy on smoking cessation for female university students. METHOD: The research design was a nonequivalent control group non- synchronized design. Subjects were 60 (Experimental: 30, Control: 30) smoking female university students. The measuring tools were the number of cigarettes smoked per day, dependency on nicotine, and need for smoking. Auricular acupressure therapy, an experimental treatment, was applied 3 times a day, 2 days a week, for 2 weeks. Data was collected from March 2006 to October 2006. Data was analyzed using the SPSS PC+ 12 version. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test, chi-square-test, and Fisher's exact test were used for each aim of this study. RESULT: The number of cigarettes smoked per day (t=8.63, p=.00), dependency on nicotine (t=18.15, p=.00), and need for smoking (t=14.23, p=.00) significantly decreased in the experimental group by application of auricular acupressure therapy. CONCLUSION: Auricular acupressure therapy can be a better effective primary nursing intervention on smoking cessation for female university students shown through studies of repetition.
