J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2017 Feb;24(1):9-17. 10.7739/jkafn.2017.24.1.9.

Effects of Acupressure on Pruritus and Sleep in Patients on Hemodialysis

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  • 1College of Nursing, Catholic University of Pusan, Busan, Korea. ykkim@cup.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to investigate the effects of acupressure on pruritus and sleep among patients undergoing hemodialysis.
METHODS
The study design was a nonequivalent control group repeat measures quasi-experimental study. Data were collected from June to September 2015 in the kidney center at a hospital located in B city. Participants were 42 patients; 20 in the experimental group and 22 in the control group. For the experimental group, acupressure on the spots of Sameumgyo (SP6), Zoksamli (ST36), Hyolhae (SP10), and Gokji (LI11) was provided at the time of hemodialysis three times a week for 12 weeks. The numeric rating scale (NRS) was used to measure pruritus, and sleep was measured with the sleep scale developed by Jinju Oh et al.
RESULTS
There was a significant decrease in pruritus (F=7.80, p=.008) and increase in sleep (F=80.90, p<.001) in the experimental group compared to the control group.
CONCLUSION
The findings confirmed in the study show that acupressure is an effective nursing intervention to decrease pruritus felt by patients on hemodialysis and to increase the quality of their sleep.

Keyword

Acupressure; Hemodialysis; Pruritus; Sleep

MeSH Terms

Acupressure*
Gyeongsangnam-do
Humans
Kidney
Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Nursing
Pruritus*
Renal Dialysis*
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