en General Nursing General Nursing پژوهشی اصيل Original Research <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"><span style="color:#44546a">Aims:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"> One of the frequent problems in hemodialysis patients is sleep disorders.<b> </b>The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Thai massage therapy on the sleep quality of hemodialysis patients. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="tab-stops:right 1.0cm 49.65pt 78.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"><span style="color:#44546a">Materials & Methods:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"> This was a randomized controlled trial conducted in Kashan in 2020. For this randomized single-blinded clinical trial study, 80 hemodialysis patients in Kashan Hemodialysis Center, Iran, were selected. Using the block randomization method, these patients were randomly assigned to intervention (n=40) and control (n=40) groups. In the intervention group, in addition to routine care for hemodialysis patients, 60-minute Thai massages were performed three times a week for a month based on the participants&rsquo; convenience for morning or afternoon massages. For the control group, only routine care was done. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to evaluate the quality of sleep. Data was analyzed using the independent t-test, Chi-square, and two-way analysis of variance with repeated measures.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="tab-stops:center 26.55pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"><span style="color:#44546a">Findings:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"> The total sleep quality score one month after the intervention was 8.15&plusmn;2.52 in the intervention group and 10.09&plusmn;3.01 in the control group. The independent t-test showed a statistically significant difference between the two groups (p=0.004). </span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="tab-stops:center 26.55pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"><span style="color:#44546a">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"> Thai massage therapy effectively improved the participants&rsquo; quality of sleep.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Hemodialysis,Sleep Quality,Thai Massage, 117 123 http://jccs.yums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-193-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 N. Mirbagher Ajorpaz 10031947532846003915 10031947532846003915 Yes Autoimmune Diseases Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran M. Mohammadi 10031947532846003916 10031947532846003916 No Trauma Nursing Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran Z. Sadat 10031947532846003919 10031947532846003919 No Trauma Nursing Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran Z. Rahemi 10031947532846003917 10031947532846003917 No School of Nursing, Clemson University, Clemson, US S.M.S. Mousavi 10031947532846003918 10031947532846003918 No Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran