Title :
A curative effect observation on Tianjiu therapy for insomnia
Author :
Yajie Liu ; Shujun Xu ; Wenbin Fu
Author_Institution :
Guangzhou Univ. of Traditional Chinese Med., Guangzhou, China
Abstract :
Objective: To observe the treatment effect of natural moxibustion on insomnia. Method: All 103 insomnia subjects were treated with natural moxibustion twice a week; 4 weeks make up the whole course of remedy. After every 2 weeks, the therapeutic effect was analyzed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9(PHQ-9) global scores. After the treatment, subjects would be observed by every 2 weeks to evaluate the lasting effects of natural moxibustion. Result: There was a significant difference statistically in PSQI and PHQ(9) global scores every 2 weeks after before(P<;0.001). Conclusion: Tianjiu Therapy, also called natural moxibustion, is an effective therapy for insomnia. It could improve patients´ quality of life physically and mentally.
Keywords :
medical disorders; patient treatment; sleep; PHQ(9) global scores; PSQI; Patient Health Questionnaire-9 global scores; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Tianjiu therapy; curative effect observation; insomnia subjects; insomnia therapy; natural moxibustion; patient quality of life; therapeutic effect; treatment effect; whole remedy course; Decision support systems; Medical treatment; Jiaotai pill; acupuncture; insomnia; moxibustion;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
DOI :
10.1109/BIBM.2013.6732761
