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The Effect of Self-Acupressure on Pain and Sleep in Coronary Artery Patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Coronary Artery Disease
Interventions
Other: Self-Acupressure
Registration Number
NCT04934241
Lead Sponsor
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
Brief Summary

This study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of acupressure applied to patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) on pain and sleep quality.

Detailed Description

Self-Acupressur application will improve pain and sleep quality in CAD.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Not having a psychiatric diagnosis,
  • To be able to communicate adequately
  • Not having psychiatric problems
  • Volunteering to participate in research
Exclusion Criteria
  • None

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Self-AcupressureSelf-AcupressureSelf-Acupressure Each application to the acupressure points (HT 7, CV17,PC 6, LI4,SP 6) will be done in 2 minutes and right and left)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)4. week

The patients were asked to mark their level of pain during relaxation or activities on a 10 cm vertical or horizontal line.

In addition, there were forms which were numbered from 1-10 or from 1-100. The number 0 is found at the beginning of the line, and the number 10 is located at the end of the line. value of 0 shows that there is no pain, and the value 10 expresses unendurable pain. VAS is a common scale in the assessment of pain level. A patient is asked to mark the perceived pain on this line, and the marked point is measured in cm

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)4. week

The PSQI is a valid and consistent survey comprising of 19 questions to assess quality and amount of sleep and the existence of a sleep disorder and its level in the previous month. The scale was adapted into the Turkish language by Agargün et al. (1996). The scale consists of seven components that assess patients subjective sleep quality, sleep delay, use of sleeping medication and disfunction in daily activities. Each item scores in the range 0-3 points and the total score of the seven components gives the total PSQI score. The total score has a value between 0-21 and a high total score demonstrates a poor quality of sleep. A total PSQI score which is ≤5 indicates "good sleep", and a score which is \>5 indicates "poor sleep"

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Istanbul, Küçükçekmece, Turkey

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