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

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.