[Sleep quality of obese workers of a teaching hospital: acupuncture as a complementary therapy].

Autor: Haddad ML; Universidade de São Paulo, Maringá, PR, Brasil. mari-tradu@gmail.com, Medeiros M, Marcon SS
Jazyk: portugalština
Zdroj: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P [Rev Esc Enferm USP] 2012 Feb; Vol. 46 (1), pp. 82-8.
DOI: 10.1590/s0080-62342012000100011
Abstrakt: The objective of this study was to verify the effect of acupuncture on the sleep quality of obese workers in a teaching hospital. Data were collected from July to October 2009, focusing on 37 workers who attended eight weekly acupuncture sessions. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to assess their sleep quality before and after the intervention. Results show that before the intervention, five (13.5%) people experienced good quality of sleep whereas at the end of the study 14 (37.8%) showed this condition. Statistic significance (p=0.0001) was found in comparing the mean scores obtained before and after acupuncture. Acupuncture had effects on the quality of sleep in the studied sample, presenting itself as a complementary technique for treating sleep disorders and consequently improving the quality of life in this population.
Databáze: MEDLINE