Objective:To study the effect of acupuncture on depression and insomnia of malignant tumor patients.Methods:Eighty cases of cancer related depression and sleep disorders were randomly divided into 2 groups:treatmentl ...Objective:To study the effect of acupuncture on depression and insomnia of malignant tumor patients.Methods:Eighty cases of cancer related depression and sleep disorders were randomly divided into 2 groups:treatmentl group(acupuncture n=40) and control group(Fluoxetione n=40).All patients were assessed by Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS),Hemilton Depression Rating Scale(HAMD) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI) after treatment for 30 days.Results:Before treatment the SDS and HAMD scores of the trial group were 64.12±5.34 and 20.92±2.38,those of the control group were 64.24±4.98 and 20.72±2.74,after treatment the SDS and HAMD scores of the trial group were 43.64±5.28 and 9.88±1.27 respectively,significantly lower than those of the control group(50.76±5.42 and 13.72±2.05 respectively,both P<0.05).Before treatment the PSQI score of the trial group and the control group were 14.48±1.71 and13.92±2.59,after treatment the PSQI score of the trial group was 7.92±1.22 after treatment,significantly lower than those of the control group(11.44±1.89,P<0.01).Conclusion:Acupuncture can effectively reduce malignant-related depression,improve sleep quality,and help to improve the quality of life of cancer patients.展开更多
文摘Objective:To study the effect of acupuncture on depression and insomnia of malignant tumor patients.Methods:Eighty cases of cancer related depression and sleep disorders were randomly divided into 2 groups:treatmentl group(acupuncture n=40) and control group(Fluoxetione n=40).All patients were assessed by Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS),Hemilton Depression Rating Scale(HAMD) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI) after treatment for 30 days.Results:Before treatment the SDS and HAMD scores of the trial group were 64.12±5.34 and 20.92±2.38,those of the control group were 64.24±4.98 and 20.72±2.74,after treatment the SDS and HAMD scores of the trial group were 43.64±5.28 and 9.88±1.27 respectively,significantly lower than those of the control group(50.76±5.42 and 13.72±2.05 respectively,both P<0.05).Before treatment the PSQI score of the trial group and the control group were 14.48±1.71 and13.92±2.59,after treatment the PSQI score of the trial group was 7.92±1.22 after treatment,significantly lower than those of the control group(11.44±1.89,P<0.01).Conclusion:Acupuncture can effectively reduce malignant-related depression,improve sleep quality,and help to improve the quality of life of cancer patients.
