The Effect of Auriculotherapy on Climacteric, Menopause and Old Age: A Systematic Review
Background & aim: Auriculotherapy is known as a non-invasive and safe technique that can be used by health care professionals. The purpose of this review was to explore the effects of auriculotherapy in climacteric, menopause and old age.Methods: This systematic review, which was conducted based...
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| author | Seyyedeh Adeleh Rahmanian Mahin Kiani Mask Sedigheh Abbaspour Morvarid Irani |
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| description | Background & aim: Auriculotherapy is known as a non-invasive and safe technique that can be used by health care professionals. The purpose of this review was to explore the effects of auriculotherapy in climacteric, menopause and old age.Methods: This systematic review, which was conducted based on the PRISMA guideline, included all clinical trials and quasi-experimental studies published in English databases of Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Science Direct, as well as Persian databases of SID, Magiran and IranMedex, using the main English keywords including auriculotherapy, auricular, acupressure, auricular point pressure, ear acupuncture points, menopausal OR menopause, perimenopause, climacteric and their Persian equivalents without time restriction until May 2022. The quality of studies was assessed by two independent reviewers using Jadad scale and Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) criteria.Results: Out of 145 articles, 15 studies including 11 clinical trials with score of three and above based on the Jadad scale and four quasi-experimental studies with score of 1.51-3 based on the EPHPP criteria were examined. The results of relevant articles with a sample size of 1019 revealed that auriculotherapy reduce anxiety, intensity and frequency of hot flashes and improve the level of sex hormones, sleep disorders and quality of life in menopausal women.Conclusion: Auriculotherapy could improve the problems of elderly and menopausal women and is suggested as a complementary and alternative method of hormone replacement therapy. Considering the limited number of studies in this field, it is required to do further research along with removing the limitations of previous studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e4d09a5288645b3888a8337eff304db2022-12-22T04:38:11ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesJournal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health2345-47922022-10-011043418343110.22038/jmrh.2022.65583.191420987The Effect of Auriculotherapy on Climacteric, Menopause and Old Age: A Systematic ReviewSeyyedeh Adeleh Rahmanian0Mahin Kiani Mask1Sedigheh Abbaspour2Morvarid Irani3Lecturer, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, IranLecturer, Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, IranLecturer, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, IranBackground & aim: Auriculotherapy is known as a non-invasive and safe technique that can be used by health care professionals. The purpose of this review was to explore the effects of auriculotherapy in climacteric, menopause and old age.Methods: This systematic review, which was conducted based on the PRISMA guideline, included all clinical trials and quasi-experimental studies published in English databases of Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Science Direct, as well as Persian databases of SID, Magiran and IranMedex, using the main English keywords including auriculotherapy, auricular, acupressure, auricular point pressure, ear acupuncture points, menopausal OR menopause, perimenopause, climacteric and their Persian equivalents without time restriction until May 2022. The quality of studies was assessed by two independent reviewers using Jadad scale and Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) criteria.Results: Out of 145 articles, 15 studies including 11 clinical trials with score of three and above based on the Jadad scale and four quasi-experimental studies with score of 1.51-3 based on the EPHPP criteria were examined. The results of relevant articles with a sample size of 1019 revealed that auriculotherapy reduce anxiety, intensity and frequency of hot flashes and improve the level of sex hormones, sleep disorders and quality of life in menopausal women.Conclusion: Auriculotherapy could improve the problems of elderly and menopausal women and is suggested as a complementary and alternative method of hormone replacement therapy. Considering the limited number of studies in this field, it is required to do further research along with removing the limitations of previous studies.https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/article_20987_b16a87749804a0c21331c45d4eaec0eb.pdfmenopauseauriculotherapyperimenopauseclimacteric |
| spellingShingle | Seyyedeh Adeleh Rahmanian Mahin Kiani Mask Sedigheh Abbaspour Morvarid Irani The Effect of Auriculotherapy on Climacteric, Menopause and Old Age: A Systematic Review Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health menopause auriculotherapy perimenopause climacteric |
| title | The Effect of Auriculotherapy on Climacteric, Menopause and Old Age: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | The Effect of Auriculotherapy on Climacteric, Menopause and Old Age: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Auriculotherapy on Climacteric, Menopause and Old Age: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Auriculotherapy on Climacteric, Menopause and Old Age: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | The Effect of Auriculotherapy on Climacteric, Menopause and Old Age: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | effect of auriculotherapy on climacteric menopause and old age a systematic review |
| topic | menopause auriculotherapy perimenopause climacteric |
| url | https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/article_20987_b16a87749804a0c21331c45d4eaec0eb.pdf |
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