Resumen
Objetivo: Investigar la efectividad de la auriculoterapia en los síntomas de estreñimiento y la calidad de vida en personas mayores. Métodos: Ensayo clínico controlado aleatorizado en el que los voluntarios se dividieron en dos grupos: control (n = 11) y experimental (n = 11). Los participantes de ambos grupos recibieron orientación sobre cambios en el estilo de vida, y el grupo experimental recibió auriculoterapia como intervención. Al inicio y al final del seguimiento de tres semanas, los voluntarios completaron los cuestionarios PAC-SYM y PAC-QoL. Resultados: Las puntuaciones del PAC-SYM mostraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los grupos desde la primera semana de intervención, con puntuaciones significativamente más bajas en el grupo experimental en la primera semana (p = 0,02), la segunda semana (p = 0,02) y la tercera semana (p = 0,007). En cuanto a la escala PAC-QoL, a partir de la primera semana, el grupo experimental comenzó a mostrar puntuaciones significativamente inferiores a las del grupo control (1.ª semana: p=0,02; 2.ª semana: p=0,02; 3.ª semana: p=0,007). Conclusión: En este estudio, la auriculoterapia demostró ser eficaz para mejorar los síntomas del estreñimiento y la calidad de vida, y podría representar una opción de tratamiento complementario para esta afección clínica.
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