Abstract
Objectives:
To investigate whether Hispanic immigrants with sleep disturbance showed improvements with auriculo-acupuncture mediated by emotional stress.
Design:
Single-blind randomized clinical trial.
Settings/Location:
Community.
Subjects:
Sixteen Hispanic male (N = 4) and female (N = 12) volunteers.
Interventions:
Bi-weekly intervention for eight total treatments of National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) auriculo-acupuncture or sham.
Outcome Measures:
Emotional distress and sleep measures were completed Baseline, Mid- (four treatments), and Follow-up (eight treatments). Comparisons between Groups and within sessions using Mixed-Model ANOVA; linear regression assessed emotional stress and sleep association.
Results:
Significant within-subjects effect of Session (p's <.05) with significant differences Baseline/Mid-Way and Baseline/Final (p's <.05). Linear Regression showed significant positive associations at Baseline.
Conclusions:
Community auriculo-acupuncture may improve sleep and emotional stress in Hispanic immigrants.
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