The effect of acupressure on anxiety and hemodynamic indices of elderly with hypertensio
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- hypertension.Essential (primary) hypertension
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210807052097N1
- Lead Sponsor
- eyshabour University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 94
Inclusion Criteria
Willingness to participate in the study
Having literacy
Being in the age range of 60-79
No drug addiction
No anatomical and skin problems at point P6
Anxiety levels above 40 (according to Spielberger)
No history of using acupressure
Absence of diagnosed mental illness
At least one year has passed since their doctor diagnosed high blood pressure
No other underlying disease such as diabetes
The type of medication used to treat high blood pressure (To prevent the possible effect of the medication taken by patients, only patients taking Losartan 25 mg every 12 hours are included in the study)
Exclusion Criteria
Reluctance to participate in further study
Occurrence of any problems or instability in vital signs during the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety score in Spielberger questionnaire. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger Anxiety Inventory.;Systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Timepoint: Before, immediately and 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring device made by the seekers of the path of happiness.;Pulse count. Timepoint: Before, immediately and 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring device made by the seekers of the path of happiness.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method