Acupressure to improve sleep quality of older people in residential aged care: a randomised controlled trial protocol

Table 2 Data collection timeline

Stages	Enrolment	Pre-test T0	4-Week acupressure intervention				Post-test, T1		Follow-up, T2
Time point	Week 0	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8
Recruitment and consent	4–6 weeks
Baseline assessment: - Demographic and clinical data - ActiGraph - PSQI, HADS, OPQOL-Brief		X
Intervention: IG: acupressure + routine care CG: routine care			X	X	X	X
Post-test outcome assessment: - ActiGraph - PSQI, HADS, OPQOL-Brief							X
Follow-up assessment: - ActiGraph - PSQI, HADS, OPQOL-Brief									X

CG Control group, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, IG Intervention group, OPQOL-Brief Older People’s Quality of Life questionnaire–brief version, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

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