The Effect of Acupressure on the Sleep Quality and Daytime Sleepiness

Inclusion Criteria: The experimental group criteria to be included in the study; * Caring for COVID-19 patients during the research, * Working in surgery services before the pandemic, * Agree to participate in the survey (those who signed the Informed Consent Form), * Do not have physical problems that prevent acupressure application to HT7 (wrist) and SP6 (over four fingers of the ankle) points, * No experience of acupressure, * Not diagnosed with sleep disorder and not receiving medical treatment, * No coffee, cigarette, and alcohol addiction, * No mental illness, * Working in the night shift, * Don't work more than three-night shifts a week. The control group criteria to be included in the study; * Caring for COVID-19 patients during the research, * Working in surgery services before the pandemic, * Agree to participate in the survey (those who signed the Informed Consent Form), * Do not have physical problems that prevent acupressure application to points 1.5 cm away from HT7 (wrist) and SP6 (4 fingers above the ankle) points, * No experience of acupressure, * Not diagnosed with sleep disorder and not receiving medical treatment, * No coffee, cigarette, and alcohol addiction, * No mental illness, * Working in the night shift, * Do not work more than three-night shifts a week. Exclusion Criteria: The experimental group criteria not to be included in the study; * Do not care for COVID-19 patients during the research, * Do not work in surgery services before the pandemic, * Do not agree to participate in the study, * Having physical problems that prevent acupressure application to HT7 (wrist) and SP6 (over four fingers of the ankle) points, * Diagnosed with sleep disorder and receiving medical treatment, * Using drugs that cause sleep problems (antidepressants, analgesics, beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists, dopamine agonists, etc.), * Addicted to coffee, cigarette, and alcohol, * With mental illness, * Working more than three-night shifts a week, * Working on a fixed day shift. The control group criteria not to be included in the study; * Do not care for COVID-19 patients during the research, * Do not work in surgery services before the pandemic, * Do not agree to participate in the study, * Having physical problems that prevent acupressure application to points 1.5 cm away from HT7 (wrist) and SP6 (4 fingers above the ankle) points, * Diagnosed with sleep disorder and receiving medical treatment, * Using drugs that cause sleep problems (antidepressants, analgesics, beta adrenoreceptor antagonists, dopamine agonists, etc.), * Addicted to coffee, cigarette, and alcohol, * With mental illness, * Working more than three-night shifts a week, * Working on a fixed day shift.