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.
Saied, H., Mahamoud Abd Elhamid Dawood, B., & Nahla Abdelnaby Elkandoz, N. (2020). Effect of Acupressure on Quality of life, Dyspnea, Sleep and Fatigue among Children with Bronchial Asthma. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 11(1), 1253-1265. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.271426
MLA
Hala Saied; Basma Mahamoud Abd Elhamid Dawood; Nahla Nahla Abdelnaby Elkandoz. "Effect of Acupressure on Quality of life, Dyspnea, Sleep and Fatigue among Children with Bronchial Asthma". Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 11, 1, 2020, 1253-1265. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.271426
HARVARD
Saied, H., Mahamoud Abd Elhamid Dawood, B., Nahla Abdelnaby Elkandoz, N. (2020). 'Effect of Acupressure on Quality of life, Dyspnea, Sleep and Fatigue among Children with Bronchial Asthma', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 11(1), pp. 1253-1265. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.271426
VANCOUVER
Saied, H., Mahamoud Abd Elhamid Dawood, B., Nahla Abdelnaby Elkandoz, N. Effect of Acupressure on Quality of life, Dyspnea, Sleep and Fatigue among Children with Bronchial Asthma. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2020; 11(1): 1253-1265. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.271426
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