PREPARATION AND VALIDATION OF AN AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE POINT PROTOCOL FOR HEADACHES

• Main Authors: Kaue Batista Andrade (Author), Carolina Amaral Oliveira Rodrigues (Author), Vitória Cristina Ferreira Souza (Author), Wesley Silva Teixeira (Author), Ricardo Otávio Maia Gusmão (Author), Caroline de Castro Moura (Author), Diego Dias de Araújo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Objective: To develop and validate the content of an auricular acupuncture point protocol for the treatment of headaches. Method: A methodological study, carried out in June 2023 in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was structured in three stages: Planning (bibliographic survey and identification of the study variables); Construction of the instruments (characterization of the experts, point protocol and treatment regime); and Content validation in charge of 15 experts. In the data analysis, an absolute agreement percentage equal to or greater than 80% was used. Results: The auricular acupuncture protocol for the treatment of headaches that was validated by experts consisted of the following points: "Door of the Mind" (93.3%), Kidney (86.7%), Sympathetic (86.7%), Anxiety (86.7%), Subcortex (86.7%), Brainstem (86.7%), Frontal (86.7%), Occipital (86.7%), Temporal (86.7%) and Liver (80%). Conclusion: the auricular acupuncture protocol for the treatment of headaches was considered valid, which will allow its use in the clinical practice and research studies.

Item Description

10.1590/ce.v29i0.95201
1414-8536
2176-9133