Başkent Unıversity Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey.
Erciyes University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nursing, Kayseri, Turkey.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2020 May;39:101128. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101128. Epub 2020 Mar 2.
Acupressure is a commonly used method to reduce the severity of pain. This study was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure on pain severity and quality of life in patients with upper extremity pain due to hemodialysis.
The study was completed with a total of 50 patients, consisting of 25 intervention group and 25 control group patients. In the intervention group, acupressure was applied to five acupressure points on the arms and shoulders in the first half of the dialysis sessions carried out for six weeks and for three days per week.
There was a significant decrease (p < .05) between the VAS pain score median values of the preliminary monitoring of patients in the intervention group and their VAS pain score median values recorded six weeks later.
Acupressure reduces extremity pain and increases the quality of life in dialysis patients.
按摩是一种常用于减轻疼痛严重程度的方法。本研究旨在确定按摩对手部疼痛患者的疼痛严重程度和生活质量的影响，这些患者由于血液透析而出现上肢疼痛。
该研究共纳入了 50 名患者，其中干预组 25 名，对照组 25 名。在干预组中，在进行为期六周的每周三天的透析治疗的前半段，在手臂和肩膀上的五个穴位上进行按摩。
干预组患者的 VAS 疼痛评分中位数在初步监测和六周后的 VAS 疼痛评分中位数之间有显著下降（p <.05）。
按摩可减轻透析患者的肢体疼痛，提高生活质量。
