耳穴压丸缓解新型冠状病毒肺炎患者焦虑情绪的疗效

Efficacy of auricular acupoint pressure pill in attenuating anxiety of patients with coronavirus disease 2019

目的观察耳穴压丸对缓解新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)患者焦虑情绪的效果。方法 COVID-19患者21例采用耳穴压丸治疗2周,治疗前后采用焦虑自评量表(SAS)和汉密尔顿焦虑量表(HAMA)对患者的焦虑状态进行评估。结果治疗后,COVID-19患者的SAS评分和HAMA评分均低于治疗前[(46.57±7.48)分vs.(51.49±7.70)分和(6.55±2.26)分vs.(8.25±2.73)分](P<0.05)。结论耳穴压丸治疗可以有效缓解COVID-19患者焦虑情绪。

Objective To observe the efficacy of auricular acupoint pressure pill in attenuating the anxiety of the patients with coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).Methods The auricular acupoint sticking and pressing for 20 minutes were performed in the treatment of the anxiety in 21 patients with COVID-19.The stimulation on the ear acupoints was kept for 20 minutes twice a day for two weeks.The anxiety status was evaluated using the self-rating anxiety scale(SAS) and Hamilton anxiety scale(HAMA) before and after treatment.Results Compared to before,the SAS score after treatment was significantly lower [(46.57±7.48) points vs.(51.49±7.70) points](P<0.05).So did the HAMA score [(6.55±2.26) points vs.(8.25±2.73) points](P<0.05).Conclusion The auricular acupoint pressure pill can effectively attenuate the anxiety of the patients with COVID-19.