Wet cupping therapy improves health related quality of life: A self-controlled interventional study
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2019
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Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Objectives: Wet cupping therapy is an ancient treatment method which has been an integral part of Traditional Anatolian Medicine. In the current study we aimed to assess the efficacy of wet cupping therapy on health-related quality of life in healthy volunteers. Materials and Methods: This was a single arm pre-test and post-test interventional study conducted in Traditional and Complementary Medicine Clinic of Karabuk Education and Research Hospital between August 1, 2017 and August 1, 2018. Fifty-three healthy volunteers were enrolled in the study. They received three wet cupping therapy sessions once every month for three months (On 0, 30, and 60 days). WHOQOL-BREF-TR questionnaire was applied to all participants both before the sessions and after the third one. Wilcoxon signed rank test was employed to compare pre and post test scores. A p value <0.05 assumed to be statistically significant. All analyzes were carried out using Minitab 17 Statistical Software. Results: The study sample consisted of 26 female and 27 male subjects. Mean age was 43.68 ± 9.41 years. It was found 46.34 ± 9.78 years for females and 40.63± 8.43 years for males. Initial WHOQOLBREF- TR scores regarding general health (p<0.001) and the four domains which were physical (p<0.001), psychological (p<0.001), social relations (p<0.001) and the environmental domain (p<0.005) showed significant improvements after three WCT sessions Conclusion: Our results suggest that quality of life may be improved in healthy adults by wet cupping therapy. © 2019 Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University. All rights reserved.
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Quality of life, Wet cupping therapy, WHOQOL-BREF-TR
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Ankara Medical Journal
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Q4
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18
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2
