Analysis of medication for adult insomnia and chronic diseases based on data mining
AIM To explore the correlation between medications used by adult patients with insomnia and chronic diseases,providing reference for improving the rationality of medication use.METHODS Basic information,coexisting diseases,and medication for insomnia of adult patients with insomnia and chronic diseases were collected.The Apriori association algorithm was used to analyze the correlation between chronic diseases combined with insomnia and the situation of combined medication use.RESULTS The number of chronic diseases combined with insomnia in patients was(8±2).Among the insomnia treatment drugs,zolpidem tartrate tablets were the most commonly used Western medicine,and Tianmeng oral liquid was the most frequently used traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).The association rules showed that insomnia combined with gastritis was the most common combined condition.The association rules found that the first-ranked combined disease was insomnia combined with gastritis.In the combined use of Western medicines,the first-ranked was the combination of estazolam tablets and zolpidem tartrate tablets.In the combined use of TCMs,the first-ranked was the combination of Shumian capsules and Tianmeng oral liquid.In the combined use of Chinese and Western medicines,the first-ranked was the combination of zolpidem tartrate tablets and Tianmeng oral liquid.CONCLUSION Insomnia patients tend to be older and often have a variety of chronic diseases,along with using multiple medications for sleep disorders.During the treatment,it is necessary to pay attention to the individualization of patients and choose the best insomnia treatment plan.