The Beneficial Role of Auricular Point Pressure in Insomnia and Anxiety in Isolated COVID-19 Patients.

Yueming Luo Chuanren Ling Yangchen Liu Chong Deng Ana Maria Waaga-Gasser Minggui Chen Zehui He Erhui Chen Lin Wei Shimiao Luo Xiaozhen Gong Hong Ye Jing Zhu Shan Song Qiuting Wang Shunmin Li Martin Gasser Meizhen Lin

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2021)

The results from our snapshot study during the early phase of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic/pandemic suggest that auricular point pressure could be a simple and effective tool to relieve insomnia and situational anxiety in hospitalized patients suffering from COVID-19 and kept under disconcerting conditions of isolation.

Keyphrases

sars cov
sleep quality
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
depressive symptoms
physical activity