Efficacy of Electroacupuncture Combined with Auricular Point Pressing in Improving Mental Well-Being among Individuals with Heroin Use Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial and Pilot Study

Table 3

SF-36 results at baseline and posttreatment (electroacupuncture plus auricular point pressing vs. auricular point pressing alone).

	Electroacupuncture ＋ auricular point pressing		Auricular point pressing		value
	Mean (SD)	Paired t-test value	Mean (SD)	Paired t-test value
Physical functioning (PF)
Baseline	28.86 (2.46)	0.768	28.75 (2.65)	0.160	0.975
Posttreatment	28.83 (2.47)		28.91 (2.60)
Role limitations of physical problems (RP)
Baseline	6.97 (1.48)	0.003	7.27 (1.40)	0.021	0.358
Posttreatment	7.64 (0.82)		7.70 (0.93)
Bodily pain (BP)
Baseline	9.02 (1.87)	0.004	9.02 (2.00)	0.111	0.893
Posttreatment	9.54 (1.59)		9.45 (1.55)
General health (GH)
Baseline	15.48 (1.04)	0.026	15.37 (1.08)	0.044	0.846
Posttreatment	16.08 (1.21)		15.91 (1.11)
Vitality (VT)
Baseline	12.00 (1.90)	<0.001	11.78 (2.29)	0.011	0.012
Posttreatment	13.29 (2.31)		12.54 (2.04)
Social function (SF)
Baseline	6.97 (1.40)	0.557	6.83 (1.34)	0.427	0.611
Posttreatment	7.16 (1.51)		7.05 (1.43)
Role limitations due to emotional problems (RE)
Baseline	4.45 (0.90)	0.007	4.54 (0.76)	0.442	0.437
Posttreatment	4.97 (0.64)		4.67 (0.78)
Mental health (MH)
Baseline	20.35 (1.75)	0.015	17.48 (1.85)	0.330	<0.001
Posttreatment	19.48 (1.36)		17.72 (1.82)

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