Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2007 Mar;13(1):28-34.

Effects of Auricular Acupressure Therapy on Smoking Cessation for Female University Students

• Sok SR
• Kim KB

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.

Keyword

Complementary therapies; Smoking cessation; Female

MeSH Terms

Acupressure*
Complementary Therapies
Female*
Humans
Nicotine
Primary Nursing
Research Design
Smoke*
Smoking Cessation*
Smoking*
Tobacco Products
Nicotine
Smoke