放松疗法对高龄老年失眠患者的有效性研究

目的:评价放松疗法对75岁以上老年人失眠状况的有效性。方法:收集90名75岁以上失眠症老年患者病例,随机分配到干预组(n=45)和对照组(n=45),采取随机对照的单盲临床试验。评测工具为匹兹堡睡眠指数量表(Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index,PSQI)、焦虑自评量表(Self-rating Anxiety Scale,SAS)、老年抑郁量表(Geriatric Depression Scale,GDS)和幸福度量表(Memorial University of Newfoundland scale of happiness,MUNSH)。采用重复测量的方差分析评定干预疗效。结果:与对照组相比,干预组在PSQI总分(P0.001)、SAS(P=0.022)、和GDS(P=0.001)上有统计学意义的显著优势。结论:我们的研究表明,放松疗法对缓解75岁以上老年人的失眠情况有显著疗效。

Study on Relaxation Therapy for Chronic Insomnia in Elder Patients

Objective:To evaluate the effectiveness of relaxation therapy for insomnia in elder patients of 75+ years old.Methods:Ninety elder patients with insomnia of 75+ years old were enrolled and randomly assigned to intervention group (n=45) and control group (n=45). A randomized controlled single-blind clinical trial was adopted. The evaluation tools contained Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and happiness Scale. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to assess the efficacy of the intervention.Results:Compared with the control group, the PSQI scores (P<0. 001), SAS (P = 0.022), and GDS (P = 0.001) of the intervention group were statistically advantageous.Conclusion:Our study demonstrated that the relaxation therapy could be beneficial for treatment of insomnia in elder patients above 75 years old.