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Effect of Warm and Cold Acupressure Applied to the LI4 Acupressure Point on Childbirth Comfort During Labor: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
| Title: | Effect of Warm and Cold Acupressure Applied to the LI4 Acupressure Point on Childbirth Comfort During Labor: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
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| Authors: | Altinayak SÖ, Özkan H |
| Source: | Alternative therapies in health and medicine [Altern Ther Health Med] 2024 Feb; Vol. 30 (2), pp. 13-17. |
| Abstract: | Context: Labor pain is considered one of the most well-known types of severe pain. For this reason, non-pharmacological methods employed for managing labor pain are necessary to help pregnant women cope with labor pain and increase their childbirth comfort. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of cold and warm acupressure applied to the LI4 acupressure point on childbirth comfort in primiparous women during labor. Design: This study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental trial. Setting: The study was conducted between August 2020 and March 2021 at 2 hospitals in northern Turkey offering similar maternity services. Participants: The sample consisted of 129 healthy pregnant women: 44 in the warm acupressure group, 44 in the cold acupressure group and 41 in the control group. Intervention: Participants were randomly assigned to one of the three groups. The researcher applied cold or warm acupressure pouches, respectively, on the women in the 2 experimental groups on the LI4 acupressure point for 10 minutes during the active and transition phases of labor. The application was suspended for 1 hour, and then repeated 3 more times. No acupressure was administered in the control group. Outcome Measures: The Personal Information Form (PIF), Labor Monitoring Form (LMF), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Childbirth Comfort Questionnaire (CCQ) were used to gather study data. Results: There was a statistically significant difference between both the intergroup and intra-group pain scores in the experimental and control groups (P < .05) and childbirth comfort scores in the experimental and control groups in terms of groups and timing (P < .05). Conclusion: In this study, both warm and cold acupressure were found to alleviate labor pain. The warm acupressure, in particular, had a more positive effect on childbirth comfort. Thus, warm and cold acupressure can be recommended to relieve labor pain and increase childbirth comfort. |
| Publication Type: | Randomized Controlled Trial; Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: InnoVision Health Media Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9502013 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1078-6791 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10786791 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Altern Ther Health Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Eagan, MN : InnoVision Health Media Original Publication: Aliso Viejo, CA : InnoVision Communications, c1995- |
| MeSH Terms: | Acupressure*/methods , Labor Pain*/therapy , Labor, Obstetric*, Female ; Pregnancy ; Humans ; Pain Management/methods ; Pain Measurement/methods |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20240302 Date Completed: 20240408 Latest Revision: 20240425 |
| Update Code: | 20240425 |
| PMID: | 38430172 |
| ISSN: | 1078-6791 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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