Influence of acupuncture with three specific acu-points on quality of sleep in residents of an elderly nursing home in rural India: A pilot randomized placebo-controlled trial
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Abstract
Background
Quality of sleep is usually compromised in the geriatric population resulting in excessive daytime sleepiness, difficulty sustaining attention, slowed response time, difficulty with memory, and decreased performance. Acupuncture has been established as an alternative therapy, but methodological research still needs to verify its efficacy in sleep disturbances. Hence, a pilot placebo-controlled trial was designed to assess 3 acupuncture point's effect on sleep quality in the geriatric population staying in a nursing home.
Methods
A total of 40 elderly subjects with self-reported sleep disturbance (age with mean± SD = 69.55 ± 7.80) were recruited and allocated to two groups comprising an experimental (n = 20) and a control group (n = 20). Participants were randomly allocated with an allocation ratio of 1:1. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) scores were obtained at baseline and following two weeks. Subjects in the experimental group received needling of Shenmen (HT-7), Baihui (GV-20) and Yintang (EX-HN-3) acupoints for 30 min per day for two weeks, and the control group received placebo points during the respective interventions.
Results
After two weeks of acupuncture, the intervention result showed a significant reduction in all components of PSQI and global PSQI scores (p < 0.001) and a significant increase in ESS score (p < 0.001) in the experimental group compared to the control group.
Conclusion
The study reveals that two weeks of acupuncture intervention significantly positively affect sleep quality in older adults.
期刊介绍：
Advances in Integrative Medicine (AIMED) is an international peer-reviewed, evidence-based research and review journal that is multi-disciplinary within the fields of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. The journal focuses on rigorous quantitative and qualitative research including systematic reviews, clinical trials and surveys, whilst also welcoming medical hypotheses and clinically-relevant articles and case studies disclosing practical learning tools for the consulting practitioner. By promoting research and practice excellence in the field, and cross collaboration between relevant practitioner groups and associations, the journal aims to advance the practice of IM, identify areas for future research, and improve patient health outcomes. International networking is encouraged through clinical innovation, the establishment of best practice and by providing opportunities for cooperation between organisations and communities.
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