Investigation of independent college students’insomnia status and the syndrome type of traditional Chinese Medicine

VernacularTitle:独立学院大学生失眠现状及其中医证型分布的调查分析
Author: Haijie ZHANG ; Shenglian DONG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Independent college students; Sleep disorders; Chinese medicine syndrome type
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(9):7-9
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore college students’ sleep and insomnia syndrome type of traditional Chinese medicine.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 1 325 college students of independent colleges using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index and the standardization of TCM syndrome introduced by guiding principles of clinical research on treatment of insomnia with new drugs of traditional Chinese medicine (2002).The results underwent analysis.Results Of 1 325 college students in independent college,209 people had poor sleep quality,in which liver fire retarding type accounted for 129 people,hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency type accounted for 67 people,followed by the heart and spleen deficiency type two(3 people),phlegm heat disturbance type(4 people),Qi deficiency type (2 people),other type (4 people).Conclusions College students in sub-health state with insomnia showed two common types:liver depression transforming into fire,hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency type.We should give effective intervention based on dialectical theory of the Chinese medicine.