Silva, José Felipe Costa daDuque Neto, Sebastião PachecoSousa, Ana Carolina Patrício Albuquerque2022-02-042022-02-042020SILVA, José Felipe Costa da; DUQUE NETO, Sebastião Pacheco; SOUSA, Ana Carolina Patrício Albuquerque. Aplicação da auriculoterapia em idosos atendidos na atenção primária à saúde: um estudo clínico quase-experimental. Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Saúde (Online), [s. l.], v. 22, n. 4, p. 24-31, 2020. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufes.br/rbps/article/view/31500. Acesso em: 03 fev. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.47456/rbps.v22i4.315002446-5410 (online)2175-3946 (print)https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/45804Introduction:The present study addresses auriculotherapy, which is a technique of traditional Chinese medicine focused on treating several health issues based on neurophysiology and reflexology. Objective: Evaluating the effectiveness of auriculotherapy in managing pain, within 4 weeks, in elderly individuals followed up in primary healthcare services in an inland county in Northeastern Brazil. Methods: Quasi-experimental clinical study carried out from May to June 2018. Evaluation instruments comprised sociodemographic and health questionnaire, Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire and visual analog scale for pain. Participants were followed-up for 4 weeks, when they were subjected to auriculotherapy. Bivariate analysis was performed based on ANOVA test to compare pre- and post-intervention means. Results: Seventy-one (71) elderly individuals initially participated in the study; their mean age was 68.9 ± 6.6 years, and they were mostly women (90.1%). However, only 40 elderly individuals completed the study. The most prevalent painful regions comprised knees (56.3%), shoulders (52.1%) and lower back (50.7%). The initial mean recorded for pain was 6.43 ± 1.8 and the final one was 3.15 ± 1.6; this outcome showed significantly improved pain (p <0.05). Conclusion: Participants presented improved pain after 4 weeks of auriculotherapy, and it suggests that the investigated technique is effective in addressing pain in elderly individuals in primary healthcare assistance.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/AuriculoterapiaDorIdosoAtenção primária à saúdeAuriculotherapyElderlyPainPrimary health carearticle10.47456/rbps.v22i4.31500