نوع مقاله : مروری
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1 دانشجوی دکتری تخصصی بهداشت باروری، کمیته تحقیقات و فناوری دانشجویی، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران.
2 استاد، گروه مامایی و بهداشت باروری، مرکز تحقیقات مامایی و بهداشت باروری، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران.
3 دکترای بهداشت باروری، مرکز توسعه تحقیقات بالینی، بیمارستان معتضدی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کرمانشاه، کرمانشاه، ایران.
4 کارشناس ارشد مامایی، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران.
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Introduction: In the first days of postpartum period, effective pain management has been shown to positively impact mother's positive attitude toward delivery, child care, and daily activities. Since chemical treatments have side effects for mother and baby, the resent study was conducted with aim to review clinical trials conducted on the effect of auriculotherapy on postpartum pain.
Methods: To investigate the effect of auriculotherapy on postpartum pain, all English-language clinical trial studies were searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, Cochran Library and Google Scholar databases from 2000 to August 2024. The search terms encompassed the following keywords: vaginal postpartum pain, cesarean section postpartum pain, external ear stimulation, auriculotherapy, ear acupressure, and ear acupuncture, which were combined with the Boolean operators OR and AND. The quality of the studies was assessed using the Jonah Briggs Institute Clinical Trials Study Validation Tool, and results were reported qualitatively.
Results: According to the searches, 415 studies were found and 11 studies with a sample size of 1362 participants from Iran, China, India, Thailand, USA and Germany were selected according to the study objective. Most studies showed a significant reduction in pain intensity and analgesic consumption in the auriculotherapy group compared to the control group. Also, no specific side effects were reported in most studies.
Conclusion: Auriculotherapy can be used as an effective, uncomplicated, and accessible alternative to chemical treatments to enhance the quality of life in the initial days following delivery.
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