Auricular Acupuncture for Exam Anxiety in Medical Students—A Randomized Crossover Investigation

Auricular acupuncture (AA) is effective in the treatment of preoperative anxiety. The aim was to investigate whether AA can reduce exam anxiety as compared to placebo and no intervention. Forty-four medical students were randomized to receive AA, placebo, or no intervention in a crossover manner and...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 11; no. 12; p. e0168338
Main Authors:	Klausenitz, Catharina, Hacker, Henriette, Hesse, Thomas, Kohlmann, Thomas, Endlich, Karlhans, Hahnenkamp, Klaus, Usichenko, Taras
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 29.12.2016 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Acupuncture Acupuncture, Ear Adolescent Adult Anesthesia Anesthesiology Anxieties Anxiety Anxiety - therapy Biology and Life Sciences Blood pressure Care and treatment Comparative analysis Cross-Over Studies Demographic aspects Educational Measurement Female Heart rate Humans Hypodermic needles Intervention Investigations Male Medical students Medicine Medicine and Health Sciences Needles Placebo Effect Psychological aspects Randomization Research and Analysis Methods Sleep Social Sciences Students Students, Medical - psychology University students Young Adult Canada Germany
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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