Effect of acupressure on smoking cessation in young smokers with nicotine dependence: A mixed methods study
The quantitative and qualitative data suggest that acupressure maybe effectively decrease nicotine dependence and smoking cravings. However, this was a pilot and single-arm study, and these findings must be further verified. The study supports the feasibility and safety of introducing acupressure therapy for smoking cessation in young smokers.
Authors
- Nicola Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5256-4527)
- Haifa Qiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6456-7426)
- Yi-Jie Liu
- Chen Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5439-7133)
- Shi-Bing Liang
- Jianping Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0320-061X)
- Yuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-7825)
- Yingying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7739-2725)
Institutions
- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- London South Bank University (GB)
- Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Integrative Medicine Research
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2024.101120
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Education Department of Shaanxi Province
- Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department
- Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education
- Key Research and Development Projects of Shaanxi Province