other Cancer Biology Cancer Biology مقاله کامل Full Length/Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:black">Introduction:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Sleep disorders are among the most common problems in older people. One complementary treatment that can help improve the sleep quality of these individuals is acupressure on the sanyinjiao and shamen points. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of combining acupressure on these points to improve sleep quality in older people. </span></span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:black">Methods and Materials:</span></b><span style="color:black"> In this parallel randomized clinical trial study, 126 older adult residents of Shahroud were randomly assigned to three groups: group A (Shenmen acupressure point), group B (Sanyinjiao acupressure point), and Group C (combination of Shenmen and Sanyinjiao acupressure points). All three groups received acupressure intervention at the specified points twice daily for one week. Data collection involved using a demographic checklist and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21, and statistical tests, including paired t-test, chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis, Wilcoxon, and ANOVA, were conducted.</span></span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:black">Results:</span></b><span style="color:black"> The study revealed a statistically significant difference in the sleep quality of older adults before and after the intervention in all three groups (<i>p</i> = 0.001).</span></span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:black">Conclusion and Discussion:</span></b><span style="color:black"> The present study found that acupressure on Shenmen and Sanyinjiao points, alone or in combination, effectively improved the sleep quality of older people.</span></span></span></span></div> <br> <img alt="" src="./files/site1/images/888.jpg" style="width: 1000px; height: 36px;" > Acupressure, Sleep disorder, Sleep quality 23 23 http://ibj.pasteur.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4696-25&slc_lang=other&sid=1 Hossein Bagheri Yes Reza Mirafzali No Ali Dadgari No Ali Hosseinzadeh No Hamid Namavar No Seydmohammad Mirhosseini No Mohammadreza Ameri No