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Applying Acupressure Strategy to Mitigate Consequences of hemodialysis among Children with chronic renal failure

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Last updated: 20 Jan 2025

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Hemodialysis causes thirst, xerostomia and interdialytic weight gain, which negatively impact the quality of life for pediatric patients. Acupressure is a non-invasive, cost-effective strategy that can complement conventional medical care for children undergoing hemodialysis. aim of study: to evaluate the effectiveness of applying acupressure strategy in mitigating the consequences of hemodialysis among children with chronic renal failure. Subject and Methods: design: A Randomized controlled trial was used in present study. Setting: Hemodialysis unit at Assiut University Children's Hospital. Subjects: Purposive sample of fifty children were randomly allocated to study and control groups, 25 subjects for each. Tools of data collection: fourtools were used to collect data 1- Interview questionnaire form to assess Personal and Medical Data. 2- Thirst Inventory Questionnaire to identify occurrence of thirst. 3- Xerostomia Inventory to quantify perceived xerostomia 4- Interdialytic Weight Gain to measure body weight. Results: revealed that, there is a decrease in thirst, xerostomia and interdialytic weight gain from            24.04 ± 1.97, 33.76 ± 3.55 and 1.5 to 7.60 ± 0.87, 11.92 ± 1.22 and 0.0 (respectively). Conclusion: the present study concluded that acupressure intervention was effective in mitigating thirsty and xerostomia, which significantly decreases intradialytic weight gain among children undergoing hemodialysis. Recommendation: The study was highly recommended for utilizing acupressure to children undergoing hemodialysis for its significance in mitigating thirst, xerostomia and interdialytic weight gain.

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10.21608/asnj.2025.325723.1926

Keywords

Acupressure, Hemodialysis, interdialytic weight gain, Thirst & Xerostomia

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Manar

Last Name

Sayed

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Mohammed

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Assistant Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sphinx University, Egypt.

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manar541991@gmail.com

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Eman

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Ahmed

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Sayed

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Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Faculty of Nursing, Badr University in Assiut, Egypt.

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eman.ahmed@bua.edu.eg

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ASSUIT

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Fathia Zaky Mohamed

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Mohamed

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Zaky

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Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

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fathia@aun.ed.eg

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assuit

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First Name

Ahlam

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Ali

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Badawy

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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

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drahlamali@aun.edu.eg

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assuit

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13

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48

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52406

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2025-01-01

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2024-10-03

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2025-01-01

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94

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104

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Applying Acupressure Strategy to Mitigate Consequences of hemodialysis among Children with chronic renal failure

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20 Jan 2025