Objective：To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with medication for treatment of post-stroke depression （PSD）.Methods：A total of 60 patients with PSD in conformity with the inclusion criteria we...Objective：To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with medication for treatment of post-stroke depression （PSD）.Methods：A total of 60 patients with PSD in conformity with the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated into a treatment group and a control group,with 30 in each.Those in the treatment group were treated with electroacupuncture combined with medication,and those in the control group were treated with medication alone.Before and after treatment,the patients of the two groups were evaluated by means of function independent measure （FIM） and the World Health Organization quality of life-BREF （WHOQOL-BREF）.Results：After the treatments,the changes of FIM scores have statistical significant in both of the two groups （P0.01）;and the improvement in the treatment group was more remarkable than that in the control group （P0.01）.The differences in the scores in various indexes of WHOQOL-BREF in the patients of the two groups before and after treatments were both statistically significant （P0.01,P0.05）.And the change in the treatment group was more remarkable than that in the control group （P0.01,P0.05）.Conclusion：Electroacupuncture on Niesanzhen （three points on the bitemporal） as major treatment can improve activities of daily living and quality of life for patients with PSD.展开更多
基金supported by Science and Technology Development Project of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Shandong Province (2007z002-3)
文摘Objective：To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with medication for treatment of post-stroke depression （PSD）.Methods：A total of 60 patients with PSD in conformity with the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated into a treatment group and a control group,with 30 in each.Those in the treatment group were treated with electroacupuncture combined with medication,and those in the control group were treated with medication alone.Before and after treatment,the patients of the two groups were evaluated by means of function independent measure （FIM） and the World Health Organization quality of life-BREF （WHOQOL-BREF）.Results：After the treatments,the changes of FIM scores have statistical significant in both of the two groups （P0.01）;and the improvement in the treatment group was more remarkable than that in the control group （P0.01）.The differences in the scores in various indexes of WHOQOL-BREF in the patients of the two groups before and after treatments were both statistically significant （P0.01,P0.05）.And the change in the treatment group was more remarkable than that in the control group （P0.01,P0.05）.Conclusion：Electroacupuncture on Niesanzhen （three points on the bitemporal） as major treatment can improve activities of daily living and quality of life for patients with PSD.
