Effect of Acupressure Applied Before CAG on Pain, Anxiety and Vital Signs

Inclusion criteria for the study * Over 18 years of age, * Able to understand and speak Turkish, * Open to communication, * First time undergoing radial artery coronary angiography, * Elective patients undergoing planned (non-urgent) coronary angiography, * Patients who did not undergo stent/balloon intervention during angiography, * Awake and conscious during coronary intervention (not having taken sedatives (dormicum/fentanyl)) * No deformities or lesions in the areas where acupressure will be applied (hematoma, ecchymosis, etc.) * Having not taken sedatives or painkillers 5 hours before the angiography, * No experience with acupressure, * No history of attending training courses and yoga classes to control stress and anxiety in the last six months * No diagnosis of anxiety disorder and not receiving medical treatment * No diagnosis of depression and not receiving medical treatment * Flat on the back (patients without respiratory distress, etc.), * Hemodynamically stable (no chest pain or arrhythmia), * Patients who volunteer to participate in the study, Exclusion criteria for the study * Diagnosed with any psychiatric disease * Previously undergone coronary angiography from the radial or femoral artery * Chronic pain * Used opioid medication * CAG procedure to be performed from the femoral artery