Hospitalization in the cardiac care unit can increase anxiety in patients. This study aimed\nto compare hand reflexology versus acupressure on anxiety and vital signs in female patients with\ncoronary artery diseases. This double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial with a pre-and\npost-intervention design was conducted on 135 female patients with coronary artery diseases.\nFemale patients hospitalized in a cardiac care unit were randomly divided into three groups of hand\nreflexology, acupressure and placebo (n = 45 patients in each group) using blocking and a table of\nrandom numbers. Data was collected using the Spielberger anxiety inventory. Also, their vital signs\nwere measured before, immediately after and half an hour after the intervention. Data analysis was\nperformed using descriptive and analytical statistics. Before the intervention, there was no\nstatistically significant difference in anxiety levels between the groups (p > 0.05). Also, the effects of\nhand reflexology and acupressure immediately and half an hour later on the reduction of anxiety\nand vital signs were equal (p < 0.05). Implementation of hand reflexology and acupressure can have\npositive effects on anxiety and vital signs in patients with coronary artery diseases. They can reduce\npatientsâ?? anxiety with an equal effectiveness.
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