Effect of massage on the foot reflection area on the sleep quality of post-stroke patients with insomnia

VernacularTitle:足部反射区按摩对脑卒中后失眠患者睡眠质量的影响
Author: Qun KANG ¹ ; Xiaohong CHU ; Hua YU ; Qijun DAI
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1. 226600 南通，江苏省海安县中医院神经内科
Keywords: Stroke; Insomnia; Foot massage
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2014;20(8):872-874
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the effect of massage on the foot reflection area on the sleep quality of post-stroke patients with insomnia .Methods A total of 60 post-stroke patients with insomnia were divided into the treatment group and the control group , each with 30 cases.The treatment group received massage on the foot reflection area while the control group adopted the traditional methods .PSQI was used to compare sleep quality between two groups.Results The time to fall asleep, sleep time and arousals was respectively (39.5 ±16.9)min, (6.07 ±1.28)h,(2.0 ±0.9)time in the treatment group,(46.5 ±16.0)min,(5.21 ±0.64)h,(2.7 ± 0.6 ) time in the control group , and the differences were statistically significant ( t =6.381 , 3.291 , 3.546 , respectively;P<0.05).The PSQI score was(8.56 ±2.90)in the treatment group and (12.69 ±1.58) in the control group , with statistically significant difference ( t=0.938 ,P<0.05 ) .Conclusions Massage on the foot reflection area is effective to improve sleep quality of post-stroke patients with insomnia .