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Effect of Acupressure on Quality of life, Dyspnea, Sleep and Fatigue among Children with Bronchial Asthma

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Background: Acupressure is one of the important non-pharmacological modalities which is effective in enhancing bronchial asthma control. Aim: to evaluate the effect of acupressure on quality of life, dyspnea, sleep, and fatigue among children with bronchial asthma Design: A quasi experimental research design was utilized in this study. Setting: the study was carried out at Pediatric Chest Inpatient Unit at Tanta Main University Hospital. Sample: sixty (60) children diagnosed with bronchial asthma aged from 5 to 12 years old. Tools of the study: Tool I: A structured interview schedule to collect patient's socio-demographic and clinical data. Tool II: Health related quality of life that was evaluated by using PROMIS Pediatric Asthma Impact Scale. Tool III: Physical health assessment that was measured by using three scales; Pediatric Dyspnea Scale, PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Disturbance Short Form 4a Scale and PROMIS Pediatric Fatigue Short Form 10a Scale. Results: The results indicated that the asthma had always impact on 60% of studied children's quality of life 25.0% of them suffered from very high trouble of breathing, asthma interfered with sleep in 61.7% of them and also, 43.3% of the children totally fatigued because of asthma before acupressure sessions while children's quality of life, dyspnea, sleep and fatigue were improved 2 and 4 weeks after acupressure sessions. Conclusion: there was a statistically significant improvement in relation to quality of life, dyspnea, sleep and fatigue among studied children at 2 and 4 weeks after acupressure sessions application than before its application. Recommendations: Acupressure should be applied into nursing care for children with bronchial asthma.

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10.21608/ejhc.2020.271426

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Acupressure, bronchial asthma, children, Dyspnea, Fatigue, quality of life, Sleep

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Hala

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Saied

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Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt

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Basma

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Mahamoud Abd Elhamid Dawood

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Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

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Nahla

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Nahla Abdelnaby Elkandoz

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Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

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11

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11030

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2020-03-01

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2022-11-27

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2020-03-01

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1687-9546

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Effect of Acupressure on Quality of life, Dyspnea, Sleep and Fatigue among Children with Bronchial Asthma

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22 Jan 2023