Impact of acupuncture on stress levels of professionals working with maltreated children

Background

Occupational stress is recognised as a major risk to psychosocial wellbeing, which can undermine health.1 One of the major consequences of chronic stress is the development of the syndrome of burnout. Burnout constitutes a sense of failure and exhaustion, caused by an excessive decrease in energy, which may especially affect professionals who work in direct contact with people.

Professionals who work with maltreated children and the socially vulnerable typically show high levels of stress due to the physical and mental overload caused by the excessive demands of their work, in terms of both quantity and emotional strain.2

Objectives

Irrespective of treatment rationale, acupuncture treatment is often individualised. Thus, it is important to consider what the optimal treatment parameters are for the reduction of stress. It is of fundamental interest to investigate the influence of the needling location (eg, which traditional acupuncture points should be used) on stress...

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