The effects of auricular acupressure on the sleep of the elderly using polysomnography, actigraphy and blood test: Randomized, single-blind, sham control.

Autor: Min J; Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea., Kim B; Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea., Park H; College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: hyojungp@ewha.ac.kr.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Complementary therapies in clinical practice [Complement Ther Clin Pract] 2021 Nov; Vol. 45, pp. 101464. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 29.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101464
Abstrakt: Aim: This study was conducted to examine the effects of auricular acupressure on sleep in elderly people with sleep disorders.
Methods: This was a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study. The participants aged over 65 years old were randomly assigned to the experimental group (n = 21) and the sham control group (n = 21). The participants in the experimental group and the sham control group received auricular acupressure on sleep-disorder-related points or to sleep-disorder-unrelated points, respectively. The intervention was implemented for a total of eight weeks. To validate the effects of the treatment, polysomnography with the Alice portable sleep diagnostic system; actigraphy with Fitbit Alta; and melatonin, serotonin, and cortisol blood tests were conducted.
Results: Non-Rapid Eye Movement sleep stage 3 duration change (Z = -2.187, p = .029) and Non-Rapid Eye Movement sleep stage 3 ratio change (Z = -2.423, p = .014), measured by polysomnography, of the experimental group showed a significant increase over time compared to the sham control group.
Conclusions: Auricular acupressure applied for eight weeks was found to be effective in increasing Non-Rapid Eye Movement sleep stage 3 duration and Non-Rapid Eye Movement sleep stage 3 ratio among sleep stages of the elderly. Consequently, it showed that auricular acupressure can be used as a proven nursing intervention method for sleep disorder in elders to increase deep sleep duration and ratio.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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