Effects of acupressure therapy for patients having prolonged mechanical ventilation support

Abstract

This results support the suggestion that acupressure therapy could decrease sympathetic stimulation and improve perceived symptoms of dyspnoea and anxiety in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are using prolonged mechanical ventilation.

The effects of acupressure on depression, anxiety and stress in patients with hemodialysis: A randomized controlled trial

“…Acupressure also significantly reduced anxiety, a result that is consistent with previous studies conducted among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on mechanical ventilation (Tsay et al, 2005). Even though previous studies have been conducted in a different setting and on a different patient population, the same positive results can suggest that acupressure is effective in reducing anxiety.…”

Randomized trial of acupressure to improve patient satisfaction and quality of recovery in hospitalized patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

“…Multipoint acupressure [22–25] was preferred over single point acupressure to increase the likelihood of triggering a beneficial signal. The combination of multiple acupressure points was shown to be beneficial for ventilator-induced anxiety and dyspnoea [22], for prehospital analgesia in patients with radial fractures [25] and for prehospital analgesia in patients with minor trauma [26].…”

“…The combination of multiple acupressure points was shown to be beneficial for ventilator-induced anxiety and dyspnoea [22], for prehospital analgesia in patients with radial fractures [25] and for prehospital analgesia in patients with minor trauma [26]. …”

Validity of the Faces Anxiety Scale for the assessment of state anxiety in intensive care patients not receiving mechanical ventilation

“…Visual analog scales (VASs) for anxiety are typically a line 100 mm in length, which is anchored at each end with terms that describe the minimal and maximal extremes of the emotion, such as "not at all" and "worst possible" [11]. A VAS for anxiety has been used as a single-item instrument to obtain self-reported anxiety measures in intensive care patients [12,13]. A VAS was used to assess anxiety in response to an acupressure intervention in intensive care patients without report on the validity the instrument [13].…”

“…A VAS for anxiety has been used as a single-item instrument to obtain self-reported anxiety measures in intensive care patients [12,13]. A VAS was used to assess anxiety in response to an acupressure intervention in intensive care patients without report on the validity the instrument [13]. Chlan [12] assessed the validity of a VAS for state anxiety in intensive care patients in relation to the Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) [14] and found a moderate correlation coefficient of .50.…”