Auriculotherapy in the treatment of Anxiety in people with HIV

INTERVENTION: E02.190.204 Experimental group: 77 people living with HIV with scores from 35 on the anxiety scale will be submitted to auricular acupressure technique using mustard seeds in the points: Shen Men, Kidney, Sympathetic, Anxiety and Neurasthenia; in alternate ears, starting with the dominant ear; with a stay of 3 days; in sessions twice a week for 8 weeks. Control group: 77 people living with HIV with scores from 35 on the anxiety scale will undergo a placebo auricular acupressure technique using mustard in the points: 1.right hand joint; 2.right foot joint; 3. left hand joint; 4. left foot joint; 5. shoulder joint; in alternate ears, starting with the dominant ear; with a stay of 3 days; in sessions twice a week for 8 weeks. CONDITION: Anxiety;HIV F02.418 PRIMARY OUTCOME: Improvement in anxiety, observed through the difference in their mean scores, measured through the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory, between the baseline, the end of the intervention and one month after the end of the treatment. SECONDARY OUTCOME: Improvement in Depression, verified through the difference in the average scores on the Beck Depression Inventory. Data collected at baseline, at the end of the intervention and one month after completion of treatment. Stress Reduction, verified through the difference in the average scores on the Perceived Stress Scale. Data collected at baseline, at the end of the intervention, and one month after completion of treatment. ; INCLUSION CRITERIA: People living with HIV; 18 years of age or older; and with a score greater than or equal to 35 on the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory.