The Effect of Acupressure on the Sleep Quality and Daytime Sleepiness of Surgical Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Sleep quality evaluated using the Pittsburgh Quality Sleep Index
研究概览
简要总结
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effect of acupressure application on nurses' sleep quality and daytime sleepiness providing care in surgical clinics. This study hypothesizes that acupressure improves sleep quality and reduces daytime sleepiness.
详细描述
Methods: In the study, 60 nurses were randomly assigned to acupressure and placebo acupressure groups. To the acupressure group (n = 30), an average of 10 minutes will be applied to the Shen Men, the 7th acupoint (HT7) of the heart meridian located between the ulna and pisiform bones, on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, and the Sanyinjia points on the splenic meridian (SP6) located on the inner side of the lower leg, four fingers above the ankle and behind the tibia. In the placebo acupressure group (n = 30), the points 1.5 cm away from the HT7 and SP6 points (four points in total) will be applied for an average of 10 minutes. The primary outcome of the research is the effect of acupressure on the sleep quality of nurses. The secondary outcome of the study is to determine the effect of acupressure on daytime sleepiness. The outcomes will be collected before and four weeks after the acupressure and placebo acupressure administration.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
盲法说明
According to the randomization table, the information showing the nurses included in the research sample is assigned to the A and B groups will be put in an opaque envelope. This envelope will be kept by the coordinator researcher (GAU) when the researcher (TÇY), who has an acupressure application certificate, goes to the nurse's application. After filling out the "Informed Consent Form," he will open the envelope and learn which group the nurse is in. Since all nurses included in the study will be applied to the compression point, the participants will be blinded because they do not know that they are a study or control group. The researcher (TÇY), on the other hand, cannot be blinded due to the nature of the research. A statistician will analyze the data, and the findings will be reported.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •The experimental group criteria to be included in the study;
- •Caring for COVID-19 patients during the research,
- •Working in surgery services before the pandemic,
- •Agree to participate in the survey (those who signed the Informed Consent Form),
- •Do not have physical problems that prevent acupressure application to HT7 (wrist) and SP6 (over four fingers of the ankle) points,
- •No experience of acupressure,
- •Not diagnosed with sleep disorder and not receiving medical treatment,
- •No coffee, cigarette, and alcohol addiction,
- •No mental illness,
- •Working in the night shift,
- •Don't work more than three-night shifts a week.
- •The control group criteria to be included in the study;
- •Caring for COVID-19 patients during the research,
- •Working in surgery services before the pandemic,
- •Agree to participate in the survey (those who signed the Informed Consent Form),
- •Do not have physical problems that prevent acupressure application to points 1.5 cm away from HT7 (wrist) and SP6 (4 fingers above the ankle) points,
- •No experience of acupressure,
- •Not diagnosed with sleep disorder and not receiving medical treatment,
- •No coffee, cigarette, and alcohol addiction,
- •No mental illness,
- •Working in the night shift,
- •Do not work more than three-night shifts a week.
排除标准
- •The experimental group criteria not to be included in the study;
- •Do not care for COVID-19 patients during the research,
- •Do not work in surgery services before the pandemic,
- •Do not agree to participate in the study,
- •Having physical problems that prevent acupressure application to HT7 (wrist) and SP6 (over four fingers of the ankle) points,
- •Diagnosed with sleep disorder and receiving medical treatment,
- •Using drugs that cause sleep problems (antidepressants, analgesics, beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists, dopamine agonists, etc.),
- •Addicted to coffee, cigarette, and alcohol,
- •With mental illness,
- •Working more than three-night shifts a week,
- •Working on a fixed day shift.
- •The control group criteria not to be included in the study;
- •Do not care for COVID-19 patients during the research,
- •Do not work in surgery services before the pandemic,
- •Do not agree to participate in the study,
- •Having physical problems that prevent acupressure application to points 1.5 cm away from HT7 (wrist) and SP6 (4 fingers above the ankle) points,
- •Diagnosed with sleep disorder and receiving medical treatment,
- •Using drugs that cause sleep problems (antidepressants, analgesics, beta adrenoreceptor antagonists, dopamine agonists, etc.),
- •Addicted to coffee, cigarette, and alcohol,
- •With mental illness,
- •Working more than three-night shifts a week,
- •Working on a fixed day shift.
结局指标
主要结局
Sleep quality evaluated using the Pittsburgh Quality Sleep Index
时间窗: Change from before implementation and 4th week of practice.
The total scale score is in the range of 0 (minimum) -21 (maximum), and the high total Pittsburgh Quality Sleep Index (PSQI) score indicates that sleep quality is low. A total PSQI score between 0-4 indicates good sleep quality, while between 5-21 shows that sleep quality is low.
次要结局
- Daytime sleepiness evaluated using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale(Change from before implementation and 4th week of practice)
研究者
Tugba CAM YANIK
Research Assistant
Mersin University