Therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined electrical stimulation on aged patients with post‐stroke de‐pression/
10.3969/j.issn.1008-0074.2019.04.27
- VernacularTitle:针刺疗法联合电刺激治疗老年脑卒中后抑郁患者的疗效观察
- Author:
Ze‐hui GONG
1
;
Ying‐dan XIA
;
Jian‐rong YUAN
;
Bao‐zhu LONG
;
Ben‐ming ZHANG
;
Cheng‐bao XIE
;
Yi‐liang WANG
;
Yi LIU
Author Information
1. 重庆三峡中心医院康复治疗科
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Depression;
Acupuncture therapy;
Electric stimulation therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine
2019;28(4):498-501
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To explore therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined electrical stimulation on aged patients with post‐stroke depression .Methods : A total of 78 patients with post‐stroke depression were randomly and equally divided into routine treatment group (received health education based on routine treatment ) and combined treatment group (received acupuncture combined low‐frequency electrical stimulation based on routine treatment group ).After four‐week treatment , score of Hamilton rating scale for depression (HAMD) and therapeutic effect were compared between two groups .Results : Compared with before treatment , there was significant reduction in HAMD score in two groups after treatment ;compared with routine treatment group after treatment , there was significant reduction in HAMD score [(19.72 ± 2. 04) scores vs.(14. 94 ± 1. 86) scores] in combined treatment group , P=0. 001 all.To‐tal effective rate of combined treatment group was significantly higher than that of routine treatment group (87.18% vs.64.1%, P=0.018).Conclusion : Acupuncture combined low‐frequency electrical stimulation possesses significant therapeutic effect on post‐stroke depression , which is worthy of clinical application .