Insomnia, autonomic nervous system dysregulation, reduced heart rate variability, fatigue among institutionalized older adults. Auricular acupressure
Conditions
Interventions
an auricular acupressure intervention will be administered by the researcher and trained research assistants using four auricular acupoints commonly applied in hypertension management: Shenmen, Sympat
Experimental Behavioral,No Intervention No treatment
Auricular Acupressure ,Control
Sponsors
UNIVERSITAS KRISTEN KRIDA WACANA, JAKARTA, INDONESIA
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 age 60 years or older 2 lived in the nursing home for at least 3 months 3 able to communicate and complete questionnaires in Indonesian 4 Mini Mental State Examination score 25 or higher 5 Athens Insomnia Scale score 8 or higher 6 willing to participate and provide informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 current use of sedative hypnotics or sleep medications 2 diagnosed severe psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder 3 unstable cardiovascular conditions such as arrhythmia heart failure or recent myocardial infarction 4 presence of implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers 5 acute infection or severe systemic illness 6 ear infection injury or dermatological conditions affecting the auricle
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart Rate Variability Baseline and immediately after the intervention ANSWatch model | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Insomnia Baseline and immediately after the intervention Athens Insomnia Scale,Fatigue Baseline and immediately after the intervention Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 (IMFI-20) | — |
Countries
Indonesia
Contacts
Public ContactSanta Pangaribuan
Krida Wacana Christian University
Outcome results
None listed