The Comparative Effect of Biofeedback and Auriculotherapy on Alleviating Hot Flashes in Menopausal Women: A Pilot Study

Menopause is associated with a plethora of problems particularly hot flashes. This study aims to compare the effect of biofeedback and auriculotherapy on hot flashes in menopausal women in Kerman, Iran. This study, a pilot clinical trial with a pretest-posttest control group design, was conducted on...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Journal of menopausal medicine Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 146 - 154
Main Authors:	Eslami, Somayehsadat, Mirzaee, Firoozeh, Mirzaee, Moghaddameh, Valiani, Mahboubeh, Baniasadi, Hassan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korea (South) The Korean Society of Menopause 01-12-2021 대한폐경학회
Subjects:	Original 산부인과학 Auriculotherapy Biofeedback Menopausal women Hot flashes
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	Menopause is associated with a plethora of problems particularly hot flashes. This study aims to compare the effect of biofeedback and auriculotherapy on hot flashes in menopausal women in Kerman, Iran. This study, a pilot clinical trial with a pretest-posttest control group design, was conducted on 39 postmenopausal women referring to the private offices of obstetricians and gynecologists in Kerman, Iran, in 2019. The participants were divided into 3 groups (n = 13 in each group) using simple random assignment. In the first and second intervention groups, the biofeedback program and auriculotherapy were conducted by the researcher 10 times in 45- and 30-min sessions twice a week, respectively. In the control group, routine care was provided. The participants completed the checklist of severity and frequency of hot flashes before, immediately, and 4 weeks postintervention. Immediate and 4-week postintervention biofeedback and auriculotherapy had a significant effect on reducing the severity and frequency of hot flashes ( < 0.001). However, the effect of auriculotherapy on mitigating the severity and frequency of hot flashes immediately and 4-week postintervention was more significant than that of biofeedback ( < 0.001). Biofeedback and auriculotherapy may be effective in the treatment of hot flashes. Hence, they can be recommended as therapeutic methods for postmenopausal women.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	2288-6478 2288-6761
DOI:	10.6118/jmm.21008