Multiple Sclerosis
Conditions
Keywords
Self-Acupressure, Functional composite, Quality of life
Brief summary
It is important to consider the functional composite and quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to plan interventions for these problems.
Detailed description
The application of Self-Acupressure helps in improving the functional composite and quality of life in Multiple Sclerosis patients.
Interventions
OTHERSelf-Acupressure
Acupressure is a therapy method performed with an instrument or hand, fingertip, palm, elbow, knee, thumb relaxation and wrist bands on various points representing the waist organs in order to ensure the continuation and balance of the energy in our body.
Sponsors
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
Self-Acupressure and control group
Intervention model description
This study is an experimental study with pre-test and post-test control groups
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* To be able to communicate adequately * Not having psychiatric problems * Volunteering to participate in research
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC) | 1. week | The conventional MSFC battery (MSFC3), comprising the 25 foot timed walk test (TWT), 9-hole peg test (9HPT) and paced auditory serial addition test (PASAT) was performed according to standardised procedures, calculated according to the standard manual, and normalised to this cohort. |
| Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Scale-54 | 1.week | This scale was developed by Vickrey et al17 to evaluate the quality of life of patients with The scale was created by adding 18 MS-related items to SF-36 (short form). Physical and mental health composite scores are calculated, and higher scores indicate better quality of life. The Turkish version was developed by Tulek et al. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed