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香港中文大学研究人员 ( 现职)
| 彭雪仪女士 (中医中药研究所) |
| 张浪先生 (中医中药研究所) |
| 梁秉中教授 (中医中药研究所) |
| 黄丽仪教授 (赛马会公共卫生及基层医疗学院) |
| 李焕坤教授 (麻醉及深切治疗学系) |
| 荣润国教授 (精神科学系) |
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| 数位物件识别号 (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/acu.2010.0763 |
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摘要Background: Many health hazards are related to smoking. Patients who wish to stop smoking often need assistance. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of auricular acupressure for smoking cessation and for the relief of withdrawal symptoms in habitual smokers. Design, Setting, Intervention, and Participants: A prospective, randomized, sham-controlled trial using auricular acupressure was conducted from November 2007 to March 2009 in 70 active smokers in Hong Kong. The active group (n=38) used Shenmen, Lung, Mouth, and Brain acupoints for 3 weeks. The sham group (n=32) used non-meridian points. The selected acupoints were stimulated with small hard beads fixed in place with adhesive tape. The enrolled participants were then followed up weekly for 3 weeks and for 3 months after acupressure treatment. Main Outcome Measures: Individual daily cigarette consumption, expiration test for carbon monoxide content, and cigarette withdrawal symptom scores were recorded. Results: At the end of the treatment, cigarette consumption significantly decreased in both groups (35.1% of the active group and 25.8% of the sham group reduced by 50% their daily consumption at 7 days posttreatment). The smoking cessation rate showed no significant difference between the active group and the sham group: 31.3% of the treated participants experienced a reduction of 50% of daily cigarette consumption. Only 17.5% of the participants showed a reduction of carbon monoxide expiration to levels less than http://aims.cuhk.edu.hk/converis/portal/Publication/6 ppm (18.2% in the active group vs 1http://aims.cuhk.edu.hk/converis/portal/Publication/6.7% in the sham group; P=.87). Three months after the study, 25 participants were interviewed by phone. Their mean (standard deviation [SD]) resumption of cigarettes compared with pretreatment was 9.17 (7.5) less in the active group compared with 3.5 (7.4) in the sham group (P=.07). There were no significant differences between groups in withdrawal symptoms and no reports of major adverse events in either group. Conclusions: Although the outcomes of this study failed to statistically confirm its efficacy, auricular acupressure was favored by many participants. Acupressure stimulation may not be as effective as needling acupuncture; however, acupressure is easy for the patient to manage. Because of the challenges of smoking cessation, acupressure might still be considered as an adjunctive method with nicotine substitution, pharmacotherapy, or psychotherapy. ? Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2010.
着者Wing Y.-K., Lee A., Wong E.L.Y., Leung P.-C., Zhang L., Pang E.S.Y.
期刊名称Medical Acupuncture
出版年份2010
月份12
日期1
卷号22
期次4
出版社Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
出版地United States
页次2http://aims.cuhk.edu.hk/converis/portal/Publication/65 - 271
国际标準期刊号1933-http://aims.cuhk.edu.hk/converis/portal/Publication/658http://aims.cuhk.edu.hk/converis/portal/Publication/6
语言英式英语
关键词Acupressure, Acupuncture, Randomized Controlled Trial, Smoking Cessation
