Dyspnea. Shortness of breath
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: in acupressure group, in addition to drug treatment, 5 points BL13, LU9, LU1, BL15, P6 will be pressed symmetrically and bilaterally. Acupressure will be performed
Sponsors
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Complaints of shortness of breath Six months have passed since the definitive diagnosis of the disease Age older than 18 years old Heart failure stage 2 to 4 Speaking and understanding Persian language Do not take drugs and sedatives No education in the field of medicine or traditional medicine Absence of severe diabetic neuropathy No history of neurological disease, asthma, COPD, cancer and other respiratory diseases diagnosed by a doctor Not being blind and deaf Possibility to contact the patient or one of his family members No pregnancy No history of using acupressure No wounds or scratches or deformities
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Reluctance to continue participating in the study for any reason Incidence of complications and physical and mental disorders during the study Loss of the ability to execute the plan due to new physical problems Failure to intervene in more than a quarter of the designated days (7 days)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dyspnea. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, after 2 weeks and after 4 weeks. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective wellbeing. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, after 2 weeks and after 4 weeks. Method of measurement: 5- Item World Health Organization Well-Being Index. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMasoumeh Bagheri Nesami
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed