The Feasibility and Effects of Self-Acupressure on Symptom Burden and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients: A Pilot RCT.

Background: Symptom burden among long-term hemodialysis (HD) patients is high, and addressing symptoms has been identified as a key research priority by patients. Acupressure has shown some effectiveness in management of symptoms in patients with HD.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility and the effect of implementing a self-administered acupressure intervention on symptom burden and quality of life for in-center HD patients.