ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2019
Comparison of the Effects of Hand Reflexology versus Acupressure on Anxiety and Vital Signs in Female Patients with Coronary Artery Diseases.
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- Placebo setting in trials of traditional Chinese medicine nursing techniques: a systematic critical reviewBMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of foot reflexology on pain, anxiety, and physiological indices in leukemia patients undergoing bone marrow aspiration: A randomized clinical trial study.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
- Comparing the impact of foot and hand reflexology on anxiety and physiological indices in colonoscopy candidates: A randomized clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Effects of Foot and Hand Reflexology on Pain and Anxiety in Patients Admitted to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.Advanced biomedical research · 2025Article
- Acupressure: a possible therapeutic strategy for anxiety related to COVID-19: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Investigation on Musculoskeletal Injury and Psychological Empowerment of Reflexologists in Taiwan: Analysis of the Recognition to Alternative Therapy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effects of SP6 and ST36 Acupressure on Pain and Physiological Indexes in Addicted Men: A Single-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.Addiction & health · 2022Article
- Acupressure: An Effective and Feasible Alternative Treatment for Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Global advances in health and medicine · 2021Article
- The Effect of Hand Reflexology Massage on Pain and Fatigue in Patients after Coronary Angiography: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Nursing research and practice · 2020Article
- Effect of Acupressure on Pain Severity and Vital Signs in Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.SAGE open nursingReview
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Abstract
Hospitalization in the cardiac care unit can increase anxiety in patients. This study aimed to compare hand reflexology versus acupressure on anxiety and vital signs in female patients with coronary artery diseases. This double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial with a pre- and post-intervention design was conducted on 135 female patients with coronary artery diseases. Female patients hospitalized in a cardiac care unit were randomly divided into three groups of hand reflexology, acupressure and placebo (
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