The effect of acupressure on the fear and stress of dialysis patients

Not Applicable

Conditions: Condition 1: stress. Condition 2: fear.
Acute stress reaction
Person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made
F43.0
Z71.1

Registration Number: IRCT20110906007494N45

Lead Sponsor: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Emergency hemodialysis candidate based on nephrologist's diagnosis
Mental alertness and absence of moderate and severe cognitive impairment based on Mini Mental State Examination
A history of at least 6 months of hemodialysis
Absence of limb amputation or wound at the place of pressure points
Patients who have a score of 44 or higher based on the visual analog scale of fear
Patients who have a score of 44 or higher based on the visual analog scale of stress
Not suffering from acute mental disorders (panic attacks and anxiety disorders) and not taking sedatives such as benzodiazepines 2 weeks before the visit
Not using accompanying treatment methods such as acupuncture, hypnosis or yoga during the last six months
Not experiencing stressful events in the past six weeks
No use of opium within five hours before the start of hemodialysis

Exclusion Criteria

Unwillingness to participate in the study
The need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation following hemodynamic changes during hemodialysis
Decreasing the level of consciousness of patients during hemodialysis

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress. Timepoint: 1 hour after connecting the patient to the hemodialysis machine and immediately after the first intervention (1hour after the start of hemodialysis), immediately after the second intervention (2 hours after the start of hemodialysis) and immediately before separating the patient from the hemodialysis machine. Method of measurement: A visual analog scale for measuring stress intensity with a 100 mm graduated ruler.;Fear. Timepoint: 1 hour after connecting the patient to the hemodialysis machine and immediately after the first intervention (1hour after the start of hemodialysis), immediately after the second intervention (2 hours after the start of hemodialysis) and immediately before separating the patient from the hemodialysis machine. Method of measurement: A visual analog scale for measuring fear intensity with a 100 mm graduated ruler.

Secondary Outcome Measures