Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Korean Children Who are Obese
- 주제(키워드) Auricular acupressure , Obesity , Child
- 주제(기타) Nursing
- 주제(기타) Pediatrics
- 설명문(일반) [Cha, Hyun Su] Sehan Univ, Dept Nursing, Yeongam, South Korea; [Cha, Hyun Su; Park, Hyojung] Ewha Womans Univ, Coll Nursing, 52 Ewhayeodae Gil, Seoul 03760, South Korea
- 등재 SCIE, SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
- 발행년도 2020
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000168579
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2019.08.016
- PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31514977
초록/요약
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of auricular acupresure on reducing obesity in childrenwhoare obese. Design and methods: The study design was a randomized controlled trial design. Participants aged between 9 and 11 years were 65 children who are obese, divided into the experimental group (n = 31) and control group (n = 34). The sessions continued for 8 weeks. The participants in the experimental and control groups received auricular acupressure using ear pellets (seeds) on 5 acupoints known to be either effective in obesity treatment or ineffective. Outcome measures included body image score, children's depression inventory, Rosenberg self-esteem scale, and anthropometric indices (waist circumference, hip circumference, BMI, etc.). Results: Children in the experimental group showed significant improvement in waist circumference and hip circumference after 8 weeks compared with those in the control group (p < .001). But no statistically significant difference in body image score, depression score, or self-esteem score emerged before or after auricular acupressure in the experimental and control groups. Conclusions: Auricular acupressure using ear pellets for eight weeks was effective in decreasing waist and hip circumferences in children who are obese. Practice implications: Auricular acupressure can be used as an intervention method for children to control obesity. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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