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Effect of Acupressure on Thirst among Children Undergoing Hemodialysis

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Thirst is the most common oral pathology manifestation in children undergoing hemodialysis. This symptom may lead to dehydration, depression and affect their quality of life. Non-traditional therapy such as acupressure has been recommended to be used for reducing thirst in children undergoing hemodialysis. Objective: Assess the effect of acupressure on thirst in children undergoing hemodialysis. Setting: The study was conducted at the Hemodialysis Unit at Alexandria University Children's Hospital. Subjects: A convenience sampling of 30 children undergoing hemodialysis comprised the study subjects, their ages ranged from 6-18 years. Tools: Two tools were used to collect the data of the study. Tool One: Socio Demographic and Medical Data of Children Undergoing Hemodialysis Interview Sheet, Tool Two: Dialysis Thirst Inventory Questionnaire. Results: Half of children reported very often thirsty before acupressure intervention. This percentage showed slightly decrease to 43.3% at the first week. Moreover, this percent decreased to 20% at the second week. Small proportion of those children (3.3%) reported that they had very often thirsty at the third and fourth weeks of the study period. Conclusion: Acupressure had great effect in reducing children's thirst intensity. Recommendation: Acupressure needs to be incorporated in pediatric hemodialysis unit policy and protocols to decrease thirst.

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10.21608/asalexu.2022.246011

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Acupressure, Thirst, Hemodialysis, children

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Esraa

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Abdelsamie

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Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

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Gamalat

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Mansy

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Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

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Gehan

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Khamis

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Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

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Hannan

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Fathy

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Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

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Wafaa

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Gaber

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Health Sciences , Faculty of Physical Education, Alexandria University

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24

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1

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35227

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2022-03-01

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2022-06-25

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2022-03-01

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67

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76

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1687-3858

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Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal

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Effect of Acupressure on Thirst among Children Undergoing Hemodialysis

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23 Jan 2023