Effects of electroacupuncture on body mass index and quality of life of nurses from gaffrée and guinle university hospital
International Journal of Development Research
Effects of electroacupuncture on body mass index and quality of life of nurses from gaffrée and guinle university hospital
Received 12th October, 2018; Received in revised form 16th November, 2018; Accepted 24th December, 2018; Published online 30th January, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Carlos Soares Pernambuco et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Nurses in Brazilian hospitals tend to be overstressed. The aim of this study was to observe the effects of electroacupuncture on the body mass index (BMI) and quality of life (QoL) of nurses from the Gaffrée and Guinle University Hospital (HUGG). Seventy-two female nurses from the HUGG team were randomly assigned to an experimental group (EG; n = 36) and submitted to ten electroacupuncture sessions or to a control group (CG; n = 36). QoL was assessed using the WHOQOL-100 questionnaire. The body measurements analyzed were BMI, Pollock’s sum of 7 skinfolds and fat percentage. The quality of life score was 13.69 p<0.000; lean body mass 47.15±6.44 p<0.000 and BMI 31.85±4.73 p<0.999. It can be concluded that electroacupuncture may improve QoL and body composition in the group of nurses assessed.