The Effect of Acupressure Applied to Menopausal Women on Menopausal Symptoms and Quality of Life
Condition: Menopausal Symptom; Quality of Life
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      In this randomized controlled study, it was aimed to determine the effect of acupressure on
      menopausal symptoms and quality of life and the relationship between menopausal symptoms and
      quality of life. Three different hypothesis teams have been established for the study. These;
      H0: There is no significant difference between the menopause rating scores of the women in
      the study group in which acupressure was applied and the control group without acupressure.

      H1: There is a significant difference between the menopause rating scores of the women in the
      study group in which acupressure was applied and the control group without acupressure.

      H0: There is no significant difference between the quality of life scores of the women in the
      study group in which acupressure was applied and the control group without acupressure.

      H1: There is a significant difference between the quality of life scores of the women in the
      study group in which acupressure was applied and the control group without acupressure.

      H0: There is no relationship between menopause rating scores and quality of life scores of
      women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and in the control group without
      acupressure.

      H1: There is a relationship between menopause rating scores and quality of life scores of
      women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and in the control group without
      acupressure.
    

Detailed description: 
      Parallel to the increase in life expectancy by years, the population of women living in the
      post-menopausal period is also increasing. In order to have a healthy menopause, which is an
      important part of women's life, it is thought that the acupressure without health risks by
      women may be effective in reducing the symptoms of menopause experienced by women and quality
      of life. In line with this information, it was aimed to determine the effect of acupressure
      on menopausal symptoms and quality of life and the relationship between menopausal symptoms
      and quality of life. The study will be carried out with menopausal women between the ages of
      40-60 in Mersin province in Turkey. Therefore, in the study, 46 women in the menopausal
      period between the ages of 40-60 will be randomly assigned to acupressure and control groups.
      The study group (n = 23) will be applied to the determined points in a certain order.
      Sequence of application Large intestine 4th point (LI 4), Heart 7th point (HT 7), Triple
      warmer point 23 (TE 23), Stomach 36th point (ST 36), Spleen 6th point (SP 6) and Liver The
      3rd point is (LV 3). Acupressure application for 20-25 minutes three times a week for four
      weeks will be applied individually to the study group. No intervention will be made to the
      control group for a period of four weeks. The primary expected outcome of the research is the
      effect of acupressure on menopausal symptoms of menopausal women. The second expected result
      of the study is to determine the effect of acupressure on quality of life. Results will be
      applied three times in total, before the study and control application, two weeks and 4 weeks
      later.
    

Intervention name(s): Acupressure
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): acupressure is a non-pharmacological method originating from traditional Chinese medicine. According to the National Cancer Institute, acupressure is defined as pressure / massage applied to certain parts of the body to control symptoms such as pain or nausea. The main purpose of acupressure is to stimulate the regions associated with the specific organ by applying pressure with energy channels called meridians.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: Acupressure; Menopause; Menopausal symptoms; Quality of life; Nursing