title: A sham-controlled trial of acupressure on the quality of sleep and life in haemodialysis patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sleep disorder in haemodialysis patients can lead to disturbance in their psychosocial function and interpersonal relations, and reduced quality of life. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of acupressure on the quality of sleep of haemodialysis patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a randomised controlled trial, 108 haemodialysis patients were randomly divided into three groups: true acupressure, placebo acupressure, and no treatment. The two acupressure groups received treatment three times a week for 4 weeks during dialysis. Routine care only was provided for the no treatment group. The main study outcome was sleep quality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score decreased significantly from 11.9±3.13 to 6.2±1.93 in the true acupressure group, from 11.3±3.69 to 10.6±3.82 in the sham acupressure group, and from 10.9±4.10 to 10.7±3.94 in the no treatment group. There was a significant difference between groups (p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupressure seems to have a positive effect on the sleep quality in haemodialysis patients.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  IRCT201106145864N2.
authors.affiliation: Samen- al- aeme Hospital, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Arab
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal and Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Shariati
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asayesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vakili
authors.affiliation: Chinese and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Department of Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bahrami-Taghanaki
authors.affiliation: Addiction Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Hoda
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1120-2217
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Azizi
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology; D012890:Sleep; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ACUPRESSURE; COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE; SLEEP MEDICINE