A Randomized Clinical Trial of Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Feasibility Study

Table 5

Satisfaction of auricular point acupressure treatment for pain.

	True	Shame
	𝑁 (%)	𝑁 (%)
Fewer episodes pain
Yes	9 (90%)	6 (67%)
No	1 (10%)	3 (33%)
Pain improved
Yes	10 (100%)	8 (89%)
No	0 (0%)	1 (11%)
Take less medication than before treatment
Yes	6 (60%)	7 (78%)
No	1 (10%)	2 (22%)
Did not respond	3 (30%)	0 (0%)
Overall feeling
Much better	5 (50%)	1 (11%)
Better	4 (40%)	6 (67%)
About the same	1 (10%)	2 (23%)
Worse	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
How much better mean (%) (SD)	54 (39.72)	45.83 (35.84)
Satisfaction about the progress
Completely	7 (70%)	2 (22%)
Somewhat	3 (30%)	7 (78%)
Not satisfied	0 (0%)	0 (0%)