Effects of Acupressure Applied to Intensive Care Patients on Physiological Parameters, Pain, Sleep Quality, Anxiety and Perception of Nursing Presence

Exclusion Criteria

• •Have previously received acupressure treatment,
• •Have ulcers, necrotic tissue and signs and symptoms of infection at the points where pressure will be applied,
• •Have used antihypertensives, beta-blockers and similar medications,
• •Have sedation,
• •Have respiratory support from the device,
• •Have inotropic treatment (dopamine, steradin and others),
• •Have analgesic treatment in their routine treatment will not be included in the study.
• •Patients who were discharged during the study,
• •Patients who died during the study,
• •Patients who wanted to leave the study,
• •Patients who started receiving sedation during the application,
• •Patients who added antihypertensive, beta-blocker and similar drugs to their routine treatment during the application,
• •Patients who received inotropic treatment (dopamine, steradin and others) during the application,
• •Patients who started receiving analgesia treatment during the application,
• •Patients who developed ulcers, necrotic tissue and infection at the points where pressure will be applied during the application,
• •Patients who started receiving respiratory support from the device during the application,
• •Patients who had a Glasgow Coma Scale score of ≤13, mean arterial pressure of ≤65 and SpO2 of ≤85 during the application will be excluded from the study.