The effect of acupressure on sleep quality in hemodialysis patients

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

“…The reduction in insomnia/anxiety score was highly significant. In previous studies, acupressure had been found to improve sleep quality in patients with hemodialysis (Nasiri et al, 2011;Shariati et al, 2012;Tsay et al, 2004;Tsay and Chen, 2003). Therefore, the finding of the current study suggested that acupressure was effective in improving sleep quality in patients with hemodialysis.…”

“…The acupressure technique was adopted from Tsay and Chen (2003) and Shariati et al (2012). The selection of acupoints for depression, anxiety, and stress was based on the concepts of Chinese medicine.…”

Non-pharmacological interventions for improving sleep quality in patients on dialysis: systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Four hundred and forty-five patients in seven trials [34,35,37,40e42,44] had chronic sleep disorders at baseline. Among these seven trials, the definitions of sleep disorders at the time of enrolment were clearly described and identical (PSQI scores of at least five points) in four [34,37,41,42]. But in the other three RCTs [35,40,44], the definition was unclear.…”

Kronik Böbrek Yetmezliğinde Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp Yöntemleri

“…Tablo 1'de de görüldüğü gibi; yapılan çalışmalarda KBY hastaları yorgunluk, ağrı, kramplar, anksiyete, depresyon, uyku bozuklukları, kaşıntı gibi semptomlarla baş edebilmek ve yaşam kalitelerini artırmak için akupressure, akupunktur, homeopati, egzersiz, aromaterapi, yoga ve refleksoloji gibi diğer TAT yöntemlerine başvurmaktadırlar 13,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] . KBY olan hastaların kullandığı TAT yöntemleri;…”