title: Changes in Sleep With Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to report sleep quality from 4 weeks of auricular point acupressure that was designed for chronic low back pain and determine the relationship between pain intensity and sleep quality. Participants were randomized into the APA group (n = 30) or the sham-APA group (n = 31). At baseline assessment, 87% of the participants reported poor sleep quality. Participants who received APA had decreased daytime disturbance and improved global Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores at end of intervention (EOI) and 1-month follow up compared to participants in the sham-APA group. For the APA group, both the sleep duration and wake after sleep onset decreased gradually during the 4-week APA (0.56% and 0.23% daily change, respectively).
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: Chao Hsing
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.affiliation: b School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
authors.forename: Lorna Kwai-Ping
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Suen
authors.affiliation: c School of Nursing, Suzhou Health College.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: d Department of Biostatistics , University of Texas School of Public Health at San Antonio Regional Campus.|e Research to Advance Community Health Center , University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Regional Campus.
authors.forename: Lung-Chang
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: Zhan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: f Departments of Psychiatry, Physical Medicine, and Rehabilitation , University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Glick
authors.affiliation: g Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine , University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine.|h Veterans Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center.
authors.forename: Natalia E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Morone
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: Eileen R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Chasens
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult