PREPARATION AND VALIDATION OF AN AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE POINT PROTOCOL FOR HEADACHES

Authors

  • Kaue Batista Andrade
  • Carolina Amaral Oliveira Rodrigues
  • Vitória Cristina Ferreira Souza
  • Wesley Silva Teixeira
  • Ricardo Otávio Maia Gusmão
  • Caroline de Castro Moura
  • Diego Dias de Araújo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v29i0.95201

Keywords:

Auricular Acupuncture, Headache, Nursing, Methodological Research in Nursing, Complementary Therapies.

Abstract

Objective: To develop and validate the content of an auricular acupuncture point protocol for the treatment of headaches.

Method: A methodological study, carried out in June 2023 in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was structured in three stages: Planning (bibliographic survey and identification of the study variables); Construction of the instruments (characterization of the experts, point protocol and treatment regime); and Content validation in charge of 15 experts. In the data analysis, an absolute agreement percentage equal to or greater than 80% was used.

Results: The auricular acupuncture protocol for the treatment of headaches that was validated by experts consisted of the following points: “Door of the Mind” (93.3%), Kidney (86.7%), Sympathetic (86.7%), Anxiety (86.7%), Subcortex (86.7%), Brainstem (86.7%), Frontal (86.7%), Occipital (86.7%), Temporal (86.7%) and Liver (80%).

Conclusion: the auricular acupuncture protocol for the treatment of headaches was considered valid, which will allow its use in the clinical practice and research studies.

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Published

2024-05-20

How to Cite

Andrade, K. B., Rodrigues, C. A. O., Souza, V. C. F., Teixeira, W. S., Gusmão, R. O. M., Moura, C. de C., & Araújo, D. D. de. (2024). PREPARATION AND VALIDATION OF AN AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE POINT PROTOCOL FOR HEADACHES. Cogitare Enfermagem, 29. https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v29i0.95201

Issue

Vol. 29 (2024)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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