Self Acupressure on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Epilepsy Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Self-acupressure application on fatigue and sleep quality in epilepsy patients.

Detailed Description
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Acupressure is a therapy method performed with an instrument or hand, fingertip, palm, elbow, knee, thumb relaxation and wrist bands on various points representing the waist organs in our body in order to ensure the continuation and balance of the energy in our body.

Official Title
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The Effect of Self Acupressure on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Epilepsy Patients

Conditions
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Epilepsy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Self-Acupressure


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Being over 18 years old Volunteering to participate in the research Having the ability to use technological tools Not having a verbal communication disability (hearing and speaking) Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disorder Having a scale score of >5 on the Piper Fatigue Scale A score of >5 on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: This study is an experimental study with pre-test and post-test control groups
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Self-Acupressure<br>Each application to the acupressure points (H17, L14, ST36, SP6) will be done in 2 minutes and right and left) | Other: Self-Acupressure<br>* Acupressure is a therapy method performed with an instrument or hand, fingertip, palm, elbow, knee, thumb relaxation and wrist bands on various points representing the waist organs in order to ensure the continuation and balance of the energy in our body.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>Routine maintenance will be applied. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Piper Fatigue Scale | It is a 22-item scale that measures four subscales: behavior (6 items), affect (5 items), sensory (5 items), and cognition/mood (6 items). Each item has 11 response categories on a 0-10 metric with verbal descriptors anchoring the endpoints. Each subscale is scored individually and then aggregated together for an overall score, with higher scores reflecting more fatigue. | At the end of Sessions 1 (each Session 2 days a week) | 
| The Piper Fatigue Scale | It is a 22-item scale that measures four subscales: behavior (6 items), affect (5 items), sensory (5 items), and cognition/mood (6 items). Each item has 11 response categories on a 0-10 metric with verbal descriptors anchoring the endpoints. Each subscale is scored individually and then aggregated together for an overall score, with higher scores reflecting more fatigue. | At the end of Sessions 16 (each Session 2 days a week) | 
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | The PSQI is a valid and consistent survey comprising of 19 questions to assess quality and amount of sleep and the existence of a sleep disorder and its level in the previous month. The scale was adapted into the Turkish language by Agargün et al. (1996). The scale consists of seven components that assess patients subjective sleep quality, sleep delay, use of sleeping medication and disfunction in daily activities. Each item scores in the range 0-3 points and the total score of the seven components gives the total PSQI score. The total score has a value between 0-21 and a high total score demonstrates a poor quality of sleep. A total PSQI score which is ≤5 indicates good sleep, and a score which is >5 indicates poor sleep | At the end of Sessions 1 (each Session 2 days a week) | 
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | The PSQI is a valid and consistent survey comprising of 19 questions to assess quality and amount of sleep and the existence of a sleep disorder and its level in the previous month. The scale was adapted into the Turkish language by Agargün et al. (1996). The scale consists of seven components that assess patients subjective sleep quality, sleep delay, use of sleeping medication and disfunction in daily activities. Each item scores in the range 0-3 points and the total score of the seven components gives the total PSQI score. The total score has a value between 0-21 and a high total score demonstrates a poor quality of sleep. A total PSQI score which is ≤5 indicates good sleep, and a score which is >5 indicates poor sleep | At the end of Sessions 16 (each Session 2 days a week) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Self Acupressure, Fatigue, Sleep Quality, Epilepsy Patients