The Effect of Acupressure on Blood Pressure Level and Pulse Rate in Individuals With Essential Hypertension

Biçer, Sevil; Ünsal, Ayla; Taşçı, Sultan; Demir, Gökçe; Ceyhan, Yasemin

doi:10.1097/hnp.0000000000000384

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“…However, contrary to our expectations, moxibustion and acupressure showed similar effects on reducing blood pressure, suggesting that the stimulation of acupoints itself may contribute to the observed blood pressure reduction. Our findings align with previous studies that have reported decreased blood pressure with both moxibustion [12,16] and acupressure [9,10] administered by practitioners to hypertensive patients.…”

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“…Previous studies, including a systematic review, have reported self-acupressure as an effective self-management method for various health conditions, including stress, sleep disturbance, and quality of life, which were measured in this study [42][43][44][45]. Moxibustion and acupressure share the same therapeutic mechanisms based on the meridian theory [9,13,14]. Therefore, we compared the effects of self-moxibustion with acupressure as a positive control to investigate the feasibility of self-management for hypertension.…”

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“…Among non-pharmacological treatments, acupoint stimulation therapies such as acupuncture, moxibustion, and acupressure have shown effectiveness in reducing blood pressure [9][10][11][12]. Unlike acupuncture, moxibustion and acupressure can be performed by the patients themselves [9,13]. Moxibustion involves using burning moxa to generate thermal stimulation, while acupressure utilizes finger pressure or a device [14,15].…”

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Comparison of the Effects of Self-Administered Moxibustion versus Acupressure on Blood Pressure, Stress, Sleep Quality, and Quality of Life in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Parallel Trial

Jung,

Kim

2023

Healthcare

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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an 8-week self-administered moxibustion program on blood pressure, stress, sleep quality, and quality of life in hypertensive patients. We compared its effects with those of self-acupressure to assess the feasibility of using moxibustion as a self-management method for hypertension. Forty-six subjects were recruited and randomly assigned to a moxibustion group and an acupressure group. The moxibustion group applied moxa sticks to seven acupoints by themselves five times a week for 8 weeks, while the acupressure group placed acupressure patches on the same acupoints by themselves. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured. Stress was assessed with plasma epinephrine, plasma norepinephrine, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Sleep quality and quality of life were evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF), respectively. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures decreased in the moxibustion and acupressure groups to a similar extent after the 8-week intervention. Plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine levels and PSQI variables were not changed in both groups. PSS decreased only in the moxibustion group. Quality of life related to physical health and environmental health, as assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF, significantly improved to a similar degree in both groups. Both self-administered moxibustion and acupressure therapies were effective in reducing blood pressure in hypertensive patients.

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Comparison of the Effects of Self-Administered Moxibustion versus Acupressure on Blood Pressure, Stress, Sleep Quality, and Quality of Life in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Parallel Trial

Jung,

Kim

2023

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“…In 2019, Cardiovascular Health and Diseases in China reported that there were 330 million Chinese patients with cardiovascular diseases, 245 million of whom had essential hypertension [1]. Thus, the disease constitutes a serious danger to the health and lives of Chinese people.…”

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Effect of combined use of home blood pressure monitoring and nifedipine on blood pressure compliance and quality of life of patients with essential hypertension

Wang¹,

Wang²,

Du³

2022

Trop. J. Pharm Res

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Purpose: To investigate the effect of combination of home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) and nifedipine on blood pressure compliance and quality of life in patients with essential hypertension. Methods: One hundred and twenty essential hypertension patients admitted to Jiaozuo Coal Industry (Group) Co. Ltd Central Hospital from February 2020 to February 2021 were retrospectively studied. They were equally divided into study group (SG) and control group (COG) according to the order of admission. All patients were treated with nifedipine. Blood pressure was regularly measured in COG patients in the consulting room, while for SG patients, blood pressure was measured at home. Treatment compliance, blood pressure-related indices and quality of life of the two groups were determined. Results: Treatment compliance values of patients in SG at 6 weeks (T2) and 12 weeks (T3) were significantly better than the corresponding values for patients in COG (p < 0.05). The related indices of blood pressure at T2 and T3 were significantly better in SG than in COG (p < 0.05), with higher blood pressure compliance at T2 and T3 in SG (60 and 70 %, respectively) than in COG (p < 0.05). The quality-of-life scores at T3 in SG were significantly higher than those in COG (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The combined use of HBPM and nifedipine improves treatment compliance, enhances the levels of related indices of blood pressure, increases blood pressure compliance, and quality of life of patients with essential hypertension. Therefore, the combined therapy merits further investigation on a larger scale.

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“…Durasi terapi akupresur adalah sepuluh menit sampai tiga puluh menit dan dilakukan tiga kali seminggu. 5,6 Lokasi titik akupresur dapat dilihat pada gambar 4.…”

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Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Lanjut Usia dengan Akupresur Mandiri untuk Mengatasi Tekanan Darah Tinggi dan Meningkatkan Kualitas Hidup

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Penyakit tekanan darah tinggi merupakan salah satu kondisi yang sering tidak terdeteksi dan dapat menyebabkan ganguan gangguan pada jantung hingga serangan stroke. Prevalensi kejadian hipertansi di Provinsi DKI Jakarta menurut data Riskesdas 2018 adalah sebesar 10,17%, di mana sebesar 24,04% didapatkan pada kelompok usia di atas 75 tahun. Kejadian hipertensi dalam jangka waktu yang lama dapat menyebabkan beberapa komplikasi seperti penyakit jantung dan stroke jika terjadi dalam jangka panjang, dan resiko ini lebih tinggi pada pasien berusia lanjut. Kondisi pandemi Covid-19 membuat kesempatan masyarakat untuk mendapatkan akses pelayanan kesehatan menjadi berkurang. Dibutuhkan suatu inovasi untuk melatih masyarakat agar dapat melalukan berbagai upaya untuk meningkatkan kesehatannya. Salah satu yang dapat dilakukan adalah dengan akupresur. Akupresur yang merupakan salah satu modalitas terapi akupunktur yang menggunakan penekanan dengan jari, berdasarkan beberapa penelitian telah terbukti efektif dalam menurunkan tekanan darah. Akupresur dapat dilakukan secara mandiri. Solusi dari permasalahan yang dapat dilakukan adalah dengan memberikan penyuluhan melalui seminar awam mengenai pencegahan hipertensi untuk mengurangi angka kejadian hipertensi dan perbaikan kualitas hidup, memberikan penyuluhan dan pelatihan kepada masyarakat khususnya masyarakat lansia, mengenai cara melakukan akupresur secara mandiri, dan membuat karya video edukasi akupresur mandiri untuk hipertensi pada lansia. Seminar awam dilakukan secara hybrid, yaitu secara offline dan online melalui Zoom. Seminar ini dihadiri oleh 50 orang peserta offline dan 940 orang peserta online. Dari 940 peserta yang hadir secara online, didapatkan hasil nilai pre-test dengan rerata 8,35 dari 940 peserta yang mengisi Google Form, dan didapatkan nilai post-test dengan rerata 9,31 dari 842 peserta yang mengisi Google Form. Dari hasil ini terlihat peningkatan rerata nilai yang menunjukkan meningkatnya pengetahuan peserta mengenai pencegahan hipertensi, pengertian dan manfaat akupresur, dan cara melakukan akupresur secara mandiri.

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The Effect of Acupressure on Blood Pressure Level and Pulse Rate in Individuals With Essential Hypertension

Cited by 9 publications

References 23 publications

Comparison of the Effects of Self-Administered Moxibustion versus Acupressure on Blood Pressure, Stress, Sleep Quality, and Quality of Life in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Parallel Trial

Comparison of the Effects of Self-Administered Moxibustion versus Acupressure on Blood Pressure, Stress, Sleep Quality, and Quality of Life in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Parallel Trial

Effect of combined use of home blood pressure monitoring and nifedipine on blood pressure compliance and quality of life of patients with essential hypertension

Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Lanjut Usia dengan Akupresur Mandiri untuk Mengatasi Tekanan Darah Tinggi dan Meningkatkan Kualitas Hidup

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