Effect of Acupressure Applied Before CAG on Pain, Anxiety and Vital Signs

Inclusion Criteria

• •Over 18 years of age,
• •Able to understand and speak Turkish,
• •Open to communication,
• •First time undergoing radial artery coronary angiography,
• •Elective patients undergoing planned (non-urgent) coronary angiography,
• •Patients who did not undergo stent/balloon intervention during angiography,
• •Awake and conscious during coronary intervention (not having taken sedatives (dormicum/fentanyl))
• •No deformities or lesions in the areas where acupressure will be applied (hematoma, ecchymosis, etc.)
• •Having not taken sedatives or painkillers 5 hours before the angiography,
• •No experience with acupressure,
• •No history of attending training courses and yoga classes to control stress and anxiety in the last six months
• •No diagnosis of anxiety disorder and not receiving medical treatment
• •No diagnosis of depression and not receiving medical treatment
• •Flat on the back (patients without respiratory distress, etc.),
• •Hemodynamically stable (no chest pain or arrhythmia),
• •Patients who volunteer to participate in the study,