The effect of reiki and acupressure on pain, anxiety and vital signs during femoral catheter extraction after percutaneous coronary intervention: randomized controlled study

This study was conducted to determine the effect of reiki and acupressure on pain, anxiety, and vital signs during femoral catheterization after percutaneous coronary intervention. The study, which was conducted as a prospective randomized controlled study, was carried out with 84 patients: reiki group (n=28), acupressure group (n=28), and control group (n=28). Twenty minutes before the femoral catheter was extracted, 18 minutes of reiki was applied to the seven chakra regions in the reiki group, and 20 minutes of acupressure was applied to the LI4, HT7, and PC6 points in the acupressure group. The control group received standard care. All three groups were applied the Visual Analog Scale, Spielberger State Anxiety Scale, and vital signs follow-up form before and five minutes after femoral catheter extraction. The data obtained were evaluated using paired t-test, One-Way ANOVA, and Tukey test statistics. No significant difference was found between the groups in terms of pain, anxiety, and vital signs before the application (p>0.05). After the application, it was determined that the patients in the reiki and acupressure group had decreased pain and anxiety levels, decreased systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate averages compared to the patients in the control group and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (p<0.05). According to the results of the study, reiki and acupressure applied before femoral catheter extraction after percutaneous coronary intervention reduces pain and anxiety and improve vital signs.