AbstractObjective To evaluate the effect of Chinese medicine foot bathing combined with acupressure on the sleep quality of patients with hypersomnia. Methods 120 patients with achromatopsia with insomnia were selected.Patients were randomly divided into the herbal foot bath combined with acupressure treatment group（combined group,n=60）and the control group（n=60）.The control group was treated with conventional Western medicine,while the combined group was treated with traditional Chinese medicine foot massage combined with acupoint application.The blood glucose index,Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index,and TCM evidence score were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.The clinical efficacy and incidence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups. Results Fasting blood glucose（t=4.743,P<0.001）and 2h postprandial blood glucose（t=6.734,P<0.001）were significantly lower in the combined group after treatment compared with the values in the control group during the same period.The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was significantly lower in the combined group compared to the control group（t=4.717,P<0.001）.The overall effective rate was significantly higher in the combined group compared to the control group[93.3%（56/60）vs.80.0%（48/60）,χ2=4.615,P=0.032].The TCM evidence score was significantly lower in the combined group after treatment compared to the control group during the same period（t=0.120,P<0.001）.The incidence of adverse reactions was significantly lower in the combined group compared to the control group[6.7%（4/60）vs.55.0%（33/60）,χ2=32.862,P<0.001]. Conclusion Patients with diabetes mellitus with insomnia showed significant improvement in blood glucose,sleep quality and TCM evidence score,significantly improved clinical efficacy and significantly reduced incidence of adverse effects after conventional Western medical treatment with the combination of Chinese herbal foot bath and acupressure.
Liu Jing,Wang Zhiqiang. Analysis of the Effect of Chinese Herbal Foot Bath Combined with Acupressure on Sleep Quality in Patients with Achalasia with Sleeplessness[J]. journal1, 2024, 44(3): 119-122.
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