title: Acupressure and physical stress among high school students.
abstract: Acupressure has been found to be effective in a number of conditions. This study aims at determining the effectiveness of acupressure on physical stress among high school students. A quasi-experimental pretest/posttest control group design was used. Statistical analysis of data revealed that acupressure was effective in reducing physical stress among students within the study group (Z = -5.803, P < .001) and among students between the 2 study groups (Z = -7.409, P < .001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India. shinkus83@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rachana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Baby S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Binu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Margaret
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*