Hérica Pinheiro Corrêa, Kauê Batista Andrade, Tânia Couto Machado Chianca, Antônio Prates Caldeira, Carolina Amaral Oliveira Rodrigues, Maria Fernanda Santos Figueiredo Brito, Caroline de Castro Moura, Diego Dias de Araújo
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Abstract
Objectives: to assess the effect of auriculotherapy on anxiety, quality of life and fear of COVID-19 in pregnant women.
Methods: multicenter, single-blind, randomized clinical trial. Fifty-three pregnant women participated in intervention group and 51 in placebo group. Outcomes were measured by State Anxiety Inventory, World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref, Fear of COVID-19 Scale and intervention assessment. Data were analyzed using Generalized Estimating Equations.
Results: in both groups, there was reduced anxiety. In terms of quality of life, intervention group showed significant improvement in physical and environmental domains. In psychological domain, there was improvement in both groups, and in social domain, there was no significant change. Fear of COVID-19 decreased significantly in both groups.
Conclusions: auriculotherapy had an effect equal to that of the placebo group in reducing anxiety and fear of COVID-19, and superior effect in the quality of life physical and environmental domains. REBEC: RBR-7fsjmyc.
期刊介绍:
The Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem created in 1932, March 20 is the official publication of the Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem (Brazilian Nursing Association) has as purpose to disseminate the scientific production from different nursing interest areas of knowledge, including those which express the political project of the Association. The Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem is the oldest journal of the Brazilian nursing. Its first title was "Annaes de Enfermagem" from 1932 to 1941, being entitled Anais de Enfermagem" until 1955, when its title was changed to the current.