Particiants in this group received acupressure application.

Participants in this group did not receive any intervention.

Acupressure is a noninvasive type of acupuncture. It is applied using fingers, joints or a suitable acupressure tool.

This scale was originally developed by Galer et al. as the Neuropathic Pain Scale and its validity was confirmed with multiple sclerosis patients (Galer&Jensen 1997). However, this original scale does not include allodynia and paroxysmal pain characteristics, which are common in neuropathic pain syndromes. Jensen et al. developed the Pain Quality Assessment Scale (PQAS) by adding 10 items related to the quality of neuropathic pain, and its validity was confirmed by measuring the neuropathic pain due to carpal tunnel syndrome (Cronbach's alpha 0.87-0.98) (Jense et al.,2006). Şahin et al. adapted the final version of the scale for Turkish society and reported that it is reliable to be used for the cases of diseases with neuropathic pain (Şahin et al., 2010). For the PQAS, it is recommended that no total score be calculated; rather, the three subscales are scored from 0 to 10. In this study, the Cronbach's alpha values were 0.836 for the paroxysmal pain subscale, 0.624 for the surface pa

This questionnaire was developed by Buysse et al. and was confirmed to have a high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.75), test-retest reliability, and validity (Buyyse et al., 1989). A study was conducted to confirm the Turkish validity and reliability of the questionnaire (Cronbach alpha=0.660) (Ağargün&Anlar 1996). Each item of the questionnaire is scored between 0 and 3, and the total PQSI score, which ranges between 0 and 21, is obtained by adding the subscale scores. A PSQI score between 0 and 4 indicates a good quality of sleep, while a score between 5 and 21 indicates a bad quality of sleep (Ağargün&Anlar 1996). In the present study, Cronbach's alpha value was 0.576 for the total PSQI.