Effect of the Auriculotherapy on Dysmenorrhea in School-aged Girls

Purpose: This study was designed to identify the effect of auriculotherapy on low abdominal pain and dys-menorrhea in school-aged girls.Methods:This design was a pre and post-test with nonequivalent groups. The subjects were 71 girls who weremiddle school students with dysmenorrheal (35 students for the treatment group and 36 students for the comparison group). The subjects of the treatment group received auriculotherapy once aweek for 10 weeks. The comparison group received instruction on auriculotherapy andwas requested waiting for the order. Results:The treatment group reported significantly less low abdominal pain than the comparison group. However, there were not statistical differences in reported dysmenorrhea. In future analysis, 60.0 % of the treatment group reportedmore physical comfort, and 45.7 % reportedmore emotional cool down.Conclusion:The finding indicate that auriculotherapy could be effective in decreasing low abdominal pain duringmenstrual periods. Therefore, auriculotherapy could be an effective nursing intervention for low abdominal pain occurring durin