Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)
- Volume 18 Issue 5
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- Pages.781-789
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- 2006
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- 1225-4886(pISSN)
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- 2288-338X(eISSN)
Effect of Auricular Acupressure Therapy on Smoking Cessation for Male Adults in Rural Areas
흡연 남성에게 적용한 이압요법이 흡연량, 니코틴 의존도, 흡연욕구에 미치는 효과
- Sok, Sohyune R. (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University) ;
- Kim, Kwuy Bun (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University)
- Received : 2006.04.19
- Accepted : 2006.11.27
- Published : 2006.12.30
Abstract
Purpose: This study is to examine the effect of auricular acupressure therapy on smoking cessation for male adult in rural areas. Method: Research design was nonequivalent control pretest-posttest design. The samples were 90 male adults(Experimental: 40, Control: 40) in a community. Measures were the number of cigarette smoking per day, dependency on nicotine, and need for smoking. Auricular acupressure therapy, experimental treatment was applied for 2 weeks, 2 times/week, 3 day/time. Data were collected from June 2005 to December 2005. Data were analyzed using SPSS PC+ 12 version. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test,