Effect of acupuncture plus Tai Ji Quan on the recovery of neurological function and depression state in post-stroke depression patients
| Autor: | Shu-lin Quan, Lin Zhang, Zhen-guang Li, Jing-jing Wang, Yan Zhong, Ye-hui Liu, Xue-hui Shi, Jing Zhao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Barthel index business.industry Neurological function 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Complementary and alternative medicine Rating scale 021105 building & construction Hamd Acupuncture medicine Physical therapy Post-stroke depression business Stroke 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science. 16:96-103 |
| ISSN: | 1993-0399 1672-3597 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11726-018-1031-5 |
| Popis: | To observe the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture plus Tai Ji Quan (Tai Chi) in recovering the neurological function and treating depression state in post-stroke depression patients, together with a 12-month follow-up. A total of 105 eligible post-stroke depression patients were randomized into an acupuncture plus Tai Ji group (53 cases) and a control group (52 cases) based on their visiting sequence. The patients all received routine treatment and rehabilitation training for stroke. In addition, the control group was given oral administration of citalopram hydrobromide tablets, 1 month as a course of treatment, for 3 courses in total. Meanwhile, the acupuncture plus Tai Ji group received acupuncture and practiced Tai Ji Quan, for 1 month and 12 months respectively. Before the intervention, after 1-month intervention and 12 months later, the National Institute of Health stroke scale (NIHSS), Barthel index (BI) and Hamilton depression rating scale (HAMD) were adopted for efficacy evaluation. Prior to the intervention, there were no significant differences in HAMD, NIHSS and BI scores between the two groups (all P>0.05); after 1-month intervention, there were significant between-group differences in NIHSS, BI and HAMD scores (P |
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