Auriculotherapy in nursing professionals during the coronavirus pandemic: a multiple case study

Authors

  • Cristiana Mattos Camargos de Oliveira Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, cris_mattosco@hotmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9804-4164
  • Bianca Bacelar de Assis Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, bibacelar@hotmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1344-9635
  • Patrick Gonçalves Mendes Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, pgonmendes@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-6674
  • Isamara Corrêa Lemos Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, isamara.correale@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3940-5024
  • Andreia Lidiane Costa de Sousa Hospital Governador Israel Pinheiro (HGIP), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, andreia.lidiane@ipsemg.mg.gov.br.
  • Tânia Couto Machado Chianca Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, taniachianca@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8313-2791

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v23.65678

Keywords:

Nursing, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Psychological, Acupuncture, Ear

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the levels of anxiety, depression and stress before and after an auriculotherapy session, in nursing professionals working during the coronavirus pandemic. Case study, with multiple cases and one unit of analysis. A convenience sample of 41 professionals was established. The sociodemographic characterization instrument and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale were applied before and after an auriculotherapy session with a 10-acupoint protocol. The Wilcoxon and t tests were paired for analysis. Anxiety, depression and stress levels showed significant results, the medians decreased from six to four (p<0.001), in the variables depression and anxiety, and the average stress decreased from 19.37 to 11.95 (p<0.001). Auriculotherapy was effective in reducing emotional disorders in nursing professionals.

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