Observation of the therapeutic effect of probiotics combined with auricular-plaster on sleep quality in community insomnia patients
Objective:To explore the effect of probiotic preparations combined with auricular-plaster on the sleep quality of community insomnia patients.Methods:Two hundred insomnia patients who visited the general clinic of Yangjing Community Health Service Center of Pudong New District,Shanghai from September 2020 to December 2021 were selected,and divided into a control group and an observation group with 100 patients in each group with Excel random number method.The control group was treated with auricular-plaster therapy,a single Shenmen acupoint was taken,for 3-7 times a day,1-2 min/one time based on the routine psychological care such as medication(if available),psychological counseling,and simplified cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT-I);while the observation group was given probiotic preparations(Bifidobacterium triple live bacteria)orally 630 mg/each time,twice a day.Both groups continued for 8 weeks,and the medication taken by both groups remained unchanged.The differences in sleep quality between two groups of patients were compared with the Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI).Results:After treatment,the PSQI scores of both groups decreased compared to those before treatment(P<0.001),and the observation group was lower than the control group(P<0.05);the decrease in scores for each factor of PSQI in the observation group was larger than that in the control group(P<0.05),particularly,the most significant difference was in sleep disorders(P<0.001).Conclusion:Probiotic preparations and auricular-plaster are helpful in improving insomnia,and combination of them is more help for improvement of the sleep quality of community insomnia patients.
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