Effect of acupressure at Yin-Tang point on the anxiety and sleep quality of pre-hospital emergency workers

Determining the effect of acupressure at Yin-Tang point on anxiety and sleep quality of pre-hospital emergency workers

This study is a randomized field trial with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group of 46 employees working in pre-hospital emergency centers in Gonabad and Kashmar cities.

In the intervention group, the researcher pressed the Yin-Tang point (between the two eyebrows in line with the nasal septum) for two minutes and only once a day (from 8 am to 11 am) and three times a week for four weeks. will be done (5). The researcher pressed his thumb to a depth of 1.5 to 1.5 cm for 5 seconds and then rested for 2 seconds and continued this action for 2 minutes, but in the sham group, 2 cm above the hairline with Using the thumb will press to a depth of 1 to 1.5 cm, similar to the intervention group

Inclusion criteria: Informed consent to participate in the research Not having a history of anxiety and insomnia (self-reported) Not having a history of using anxiety medications related to sleep quality reduction Exit criteria: 1. Incompatibility of work shifts with other employees, for example, not having night shifts 2. Headquarters forces and Managers

In the intervention group, the researcher pressed the Yin-Tang point (between the two eyebrows in line with the nasal septum) for two minutes and only once a day (from 8 am to 11 am) and three times a week for four weeks. will be done (5). The researcher pressed his thumb to a depth of 1.5 to 1.5 cm for 5 seconds and then rested for 2 seconds and continued this action for 2 minutes, but in the sham group, 2 cm above the hairline with Using the thumb will press to a depth of 1 to 1.5 cm, similar to the intervention group

Reducing anxiety and improving sleep quality

Sampling will be done in an accessible manner and based on the entry criteria, and then they will be randomly assigned to sham and intervention groups by using four permutation blocks (AABB, ABAB, ABBA, BABA, BAAB, BBAA) by throwing a dice. . In this way, we give codes 1 to 6 to each of the quaternary permutation blocks to match the numbers in the dice. Code 1 to the AABB permutation block, code 2 to the ABAB block, code 3 to the ABBA block, and BABA block Code 4, BBAA block code 5 and BAAB block code 6. Then, due to the fact that the required sample size for this research is 46 people, we have to roll the dice 12 times (4*12=48) so that at least 46 samples are included in the research, and after matching the number of the dice with the code belonging to the permutation blocks in the order of the sample In this method, the letters A mean the samples that are placed in the intervention group, and the letters B mean the samples that are placed in the sham group.

They will be placed in sham and intervention groups randomly by using four permutation blocks (AABB, ABAB, ABBA, BABA, BAAB, BBAA) by throwing a dice. In each group, demographic information questionnaire, Spielberger anxiety index and Petersburg sleep quality index will be completed by the research units. Then, in the intervention group, pressing the Yin Tang point (between the two eyebrows in line with the nasal septum) for two minutes and only once a day (from 8 am to 11 am) and three times a week for four weeks by The researcher will do (5). The researcher pressed his thumb to a depth of 1.5 to 1.5 cm for 5 seconds and then rested for 2 seconds and continued this action for 2 minutes, but in the sham group, 2 cm above the hairline with Using the thumb will press to a depth of 1 to 1.5 cm, similar to the intervention group

Only part of the data, such as information related to the main outcome, should be shared.

The access period starts 6 months after the results are published

Only for researchers working in academic and scientific institutions

In order to use statistics to conduct other similar researches

Using the researcher's email: rezamoazzen34@gmail.com Or Reza Mozen's phone: 09153358696

Using the researcher's email: rezamoazzen34@gmail.com Or Reza Mozen's phone: 09153358696