Clinical observation on acupuncture therapy for insomnia

摘要

目的

观察针刺治疗失眠症的临床疗效。

方法

以调理督脉、 健脑安神为治则, 对41 例失眠症患者采用针刺治疗,比较治疗前、 后的匹兹堡睡眠质量指数(PSQI)、 九十项症状自评表(SCL-90)评分。

结果

PSQI、SCL-90 各成分及总分治疗前后均有统计学差异 (P<0.01)。 SCL-90 总积分治疗前后的差值与PSQI总分治疗前后的差值之间的相关系数为0.34 (P<0.05)。

结论

调督健脑针刺法能显著改善失眠症患者的睡眠质量及心身症状, 且心身症状的改善程度与睡眠质量的改善程度呈正相关。

Abstract

Objective

To observe the effect of acupuncture for insomnia.

Methods

Based on the principle of regulating the Governor Vessel and refreshing the mind, 41 insomnia cases were treated with acupuncture. After that, the scores of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) were compared before and after the treatment.

Results

There were statistical differences in each component score of PSQI or SCL-90 and global scores before and after the treatment (P<0.01). The coefficient correlation between the pre-treatment and post-treatment difference of global SCL-90 scores and that of global PSQI scores was 0.34 (P<0.05).

Conclusion

The needling method of regulating Governor Vessel and refreshing mind can substantially increase the sleep quality and relieve psychosomatic symptoms, and the improvement of psychosomatic symptoms was positively correlated to the sleep quality.