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The effect of acupressure and praying on physical comfort and psychological comfort in Hemodialysis patients
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SUTARNO , DWI SETIYAWATI, LIA FEBRIANI
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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.
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Kidney, hemodialysis, acupressure, praying, comfortable
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