Design of new type of acupressure wrist-ankle strap and its value for treating mild anxiety insomnia
10.19745/j.1003-8868.2024075
- VernacularTitle:新型压穴腕踝带的设计及在轻度焦虑性失眠中的应用评价
- Author:
Ying YUAN
1
;
Wei-Hong LI
;
Yan-Li YOU
;
Qian-Xi DAI
;
Fan-Fu FANG
Author Information
1. 海军军医大学第一附属医院针灸推拿科,上海 200433;海军军医大学中医系,上海 200433
- Keywords:
acupressure wrist-ankle strap;
mild anxiety insomnia;
insomnia;
anxiety
- From:
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal
2024;45(4):78-82
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To design a new type of acupressure wrist-ankle strap and evaluate its clinical effect on the treatment of patients with mild anxiety insomnia.Methods The acupressure wrist-ankle strap was composed of a fixation band and an acupressure part.Totally 94 insomnia patients with mild anxiety at some hospital from October 2020 to January 2023 were selected as the subjects and divided into an observation group(n=48)and a control group(n=46)with the random number table method.The observation group was treated with the acupressure wrist-ankle strap,and the control group was given with placebos.The two groups were compared before and after treatment in terms of Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI)and Hamilton anxiety scale(HAMA)with two-way repeated measures ANOVA.SPSS 21.0 software was used for data analysis.Results The PSQI and HAMA scores of the two groups were enhanced significantly after treatment(P＜0.05).The two groups had statistically significant difference in the effect of the time factor on PSQI and HAMA scores(P＜0.05),and also in the effect of the time x group interaction on PSQI and HAMA scores(P＜0.05).Condusion The acupressure wrist-ankle strap contributes to improving the sleep and anxiety of mild anxiety insomnia patients in a self-administered,non-invasive,painless,and non-adverse manner.[Chinese Medical Equipment Journal,2024,45(4):78-82]
