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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH

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The effect of acupressure and praying on physical comfort and psychological comfort in Hemodialysis patients

Author: SUTARNO , DWI SETIYAWATI, LIA FEBRIANI
Abstract: Chronic kidney disease is an important global health problem to treat. Hemodialysis is the treatment that has been chosen for chronic kidney disease. Hemodialysis is usually done between 3-4 hours, and the effect of it may cause discomfort. Hemodialysis which causes changes in lifestyle, health status, and individual roles. The purpose of this study was to determine the response of acupressure and prayer therapy. This study used the only posttest which was one type of quasi-experimental. Nurses provided prayer and acupressure at points GB 20, GB 21, (points on the neck) Si 12 (points on the shoulders), Ki 1, Ki 2, Ki 3, Sp 6 and BL 61 (points on the legs), each point would be stretched5 times to the rhythm of a normal heartbeat at moderate pressure. The results showed that most patients (90%) were comfortable after being treated with acupressure. Most of the patients (72.5%) were also comfortable after being treated with prayer.
Keyword: Kidney, hemodialysis, acupressure, praying, comfortable
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