Auriculotherapy and Baduanjin Qigong on insomnia and quality of life in students: a quasi-experimental study.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate insomnia and quality of life before and after auriculotherapy combined with Baduanjin Qigong, as well as university students' satisfaction with the intervention.

Method: This quasi-experimental, single-group, before-and-after, non-randomized study. Was conducted from November 2023 to April 2024 with 42 students from a public university in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Four sessions of auriculotherapy and Baduanjin Qigong focused on insomnia and quality of life. Pre- and post-treatment assessments were performed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref instruments. Satisfaction with the intervention was assessed. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed.

Results: The final mean of the evaluated scores were 5.66±2.80 in insomnia, 68.45±19.17 in the perception of quality of life, 60.11±20.70 in satisfaction with health, 66.49±13.26 in the physical domain and 54.36±10.20 in the psychological domain. Of the participants, 42.90% demonstrated satisfaction with the intervention.

Conclusion: There was an improvement in insomnia and quality of life in university students after four sessions of auriculotherapy associated with Baduanjin Qigong.