Study on curative effect of triple therapy for improving insomnia of patients in geriatric nursing home
Abstract：Objective:To probe into the effectiveness of triple therapy for improving insomnia of patients in geri-atric nursing home.Methods:A total of 145 elderly patients with insomnia were divided into intervention group (70 cases)and control group (75 cases)based on the residential floor,the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)was taken as the evaluation tool.The patients in both groups all received the routine sleep health educa-tion after admission,and the patients in intervention group additionally received the individual music apprecia-tion,family care and foot bath of Chinese Medicine.Results:After the intervention,there was statistically signifi-cant differences in all factors of PSQI and total score after the intervention (P<0.05),the sleep quality was higher than that before the intervention and that in control group.The total effective rate was significantly high-er than that in control group (P<0.01).The sleep satisfaction of patients in intervention group after the inter-vention was increased and it was higher than that in control group.Conclusion:The triple therapy can improve the sleep quality of insomnia patients in geriatric nursing home.
Keywords：insomniaelderly patientsnursing hometriple therapy
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 3014-3016 )