Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Peri- and Early Postmenopausal Women with Anxiety: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, and Controlled Pilot Study

Table 5

Effect of auricular acupressure on subscores of SF-36 in peri-menopausal and early postmenopausal women with anxiety.

	AG (𝑛=25)		SG (𝑛=19)
	Baseline	4 Ws	Baseline	4 W
PF	80.2 (15.0)^a	87.8 (14.9)^a,b	73.4 (21.9)	79.7 (20.8)^c
RP	59.0 (42.6)^a	75.0 (36.1)^a,c	46.1 (47.3)	75.0 (37.3)^b
RE	52.0 (44.2)^a	68.0 (41.4)^a,c	49.1 (43.6)	82.5 (32.1)^b
VT	54.6 (22.4)^a	65.2 (19.6)^a,b	49.2 (20.6)	61.3 (20.7)^b
MH	54.4 (18.4)^a	65.3 (19.4)^a,b	50.7 (15.5)	64.4 (16.6)^b
SF	73.0 (19.3)^a	79.0 (17.2)^a,c	68.4 (19.7)	76.3 (16.6)^c
BP	69.1 (15.7)^a	76.7 (13.5)^a,b	60.7 (14.2)	73.8 (19.7)^b
GH	45.8 (16.8)^a	62.2 (22.1)^a,b	36.6 (19.6)	55.8 (23.2)^b

AG: auricular acupressure group; SG: sham group; Baseline: prior to auricular acupressure; 4 W: at 4 week after auricular acupressure; SF-36: Short Form Health Survey; PF: physical function; SF: social function; RP: role limitations due to physical problems; RE: role limitations due to emotional problems; MH: mental health; VT: energy/vitality; BP: body pain; GH: general perception of health; ^aNo significant difference between AG and SG groups (𝑃>.05). ^bSignificant difference between baseline and 4 W (𝑃≤.05). ^cNo significant difference between baseline and 4 W (𝑃>.05).