Table 2.
The effects of auricular acupressure on sleep, mood state, and QOL among parents of children with cancer (N = 35).
| Variable | PSQI |
POMS |
PCS (QOL) |
MCS (QOL) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exp(B) | 95% CI | P | B | SE | P | B | SE | P | B | SE | P | |
| Intercept | 4.67 | 1.34–16.24 | 0.015 | 27.94 | 5.65 | < 0.001 | 54.18 | 1.37 | 0.000 | 36.31 | 2.46 | 0.000 |
| Group | ||||||||||||
| Experimental | 0.75 | 0.14–3.98 | 0.736 | −11.05 | 6.65 | 0.096 | 1.04 | 1.88 | 0.579 | 2.74 | 3.08 | 0.374 |
| Time | ||||||||||||
| Time 1 | 0.47 | 0.12–1.87 | 0.281 | −3.07 | 5.54 | 0.580 | −2.95∗ | 1.31 | 0.025 | 2.13 | 1.54 | 0.166 |
| Time 2 | 1.15 | 0.20–6.43 | 0.877 | −2.87 | 5.21 | 0.582 | −2.31 | 1.94 | 0.233 | 2.39 | 1.79 | 0.183 |
| Time 3 | 0.41 | 0.12–1.44 | 0.164 | −6.42 | 4.90 | 0.190 | −2.68 | 2.14 | 0.211 | 3.21∗ | 1.50 | 0.032 |
| Time∗group | ||||||||||||
| AAG∗Time 1 | 1.59 | 0.29–8.86 | 0.594 | 4.29 | 6.82 | 0.529 | 4.52∗∗ | 1.72 | 0.008 | −2.26 | 2.40 | 0.347 |
| AAG∗Time 2 | 0.34 | 0.05–2.35 | 0.275 | −0.34 | 6.64 | 0.960 | 2.55 | 2.36 | 0.280 | 0.06 | 2.40 | 0.981 |
| AAG∗Time 3 | 1.28 | 0.29–5.60 | 0.742 | 6.01 | 6.68 | 0.368 | 3.08 | 2.51 | 0.219 | −0.81 | 2.05 | 0.694 |
∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01.
AAG, active auricular acupressure group; B, estimated parameter; SE, standard error; PSQI, The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; POMS, Profile of Mood State; PCS, Physical Component Summary; MCS, Mental Component Summary; QOL, quality of life.