Effects of Acupressure on Nurses' Psychological Distress, Depression, Job Stress, Occupational Burnout, and Resilience

Sponsor
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Study ID
NCT06946888
Status
Completed

Conditions

  • Acupressure
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Nurses
  • Psychological Distress

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
20 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Acupressure — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants in this group will receive instruction on how to perform self-acupressure targeting two specific acupoints on the hands: Shenmen and Neiguan. The acupressure protocol includes pressing each acupoint approximately 15 times (about 30 seconds), with a total of four acupoints per session (both hands), for approximately 2 minutes per session. Pressure should be applied until a sensation of soreness, numbness, fullness, or slight pain is felt (equivalent to about 3 kg of pressure). Participants are asked to perform self-acupressure twice daily (once in the afternoon and once before bedtime, adjustable based on personal schedule) for a total of 2 weeks. They will record their practice using a daily log and continue to complete psychological and emotional outcome questionnaires weekly over a 2-month follow-up period.

Study Details

This measurement aims to understand the effect of self-acupressure on the Shenmen Point (神門) and (內關) points on the hand on emotional distress, anxiety, depression, stress, work fatigue and adaptability of clinical nurses. The main questions it aims to answer are: Whether acupressure can reduce emotional distress, anxiety, depression, stress and work fatigue in nursing staff. Participants will: 1\. Enforcement measures: 1. Acupressure group: Perform self-acupressure twice a day, each time for about 2 minutes, and record the acupressure records every day for 2 consecutive weeks. 2. Original method group: followed the original self-coping method. 2. After the intervention began, participants completed study questionnaires weekly for two months.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 20, 2024
Status verified
Sep 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2024
Completion
Dec 31, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
160 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • No Intervention: Control group
    Care continued in the original manner without any intervention.
  • Experimental: Intervention group (Acupressure)
    Participants perform self-acupressure on the Shenmen and Neiguan points twice daily for 2 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measure

Depressive Symptoms [ Time Frame: At baseline(weeks 0) and once weekly for 8 weeks(weeks 1-8) ]

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